What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Residents of a Beeston neighbourhood are on tenterhooks, anxiously awaiting the outcome of a planning application relating to developments that they say have already ‘ruined’ their community – in a case that has considerable relevance to the wider public across south Leeds and beyond. The developers, for their part, claim
The nights are drawing in, but one group of local residents are doing the opposite of hibernating – and they want you to join in! They have formed the ‘Beeston Nightriders’, and will be leading free local community bike rides, at night, through the winter. Their first ride is Friday
Hunslet residents are calling out a local property developer and their building contractors, working on a major £50m redevelopment project – for “irresponsible and inconsiderate” working practices, and also separately for “deviously playing the planning system”, “duping locals, for a quick buck”. The developers – JM Construction – deny all
We are sad to report that Dave Murrell, 70, of Beeston, passed away at Wheatfields Hospice on Wednesday 16 June, after a year-long battle with cancer. Dave was born in Hull on 22 September 1950, but moved to Leeds with his family as a child, and spent the rest of
Physical activity has been one of the few positive things we’ve been encouraged to still do since Covid-19 changed all our lives in 2020. With new social distancing rules, and organising activities and venues having to stop and start, many people across south Leeds have been finding new ways to
Following on from our report yesterday on the ongoing Cladding Crisis, we spoke to affected residents. Here they are in their own words: Mo: “I bought my flat in 2019, and the survey showed nothing up. Literally weeks later, defects were discovered, the waking watch started, and we’ve since been
Thousands of local residents remain locked in a bitter and urgent battle for major safety renovations on their flat blocks – and to avoid having to foot the punishingly high costs themselves. Earlier this month (10 February 2021) saw the government’s long-awaited £3.5bn Building Safety Fund (BSF) announcement, to tackle
Residents on the Hunslet riverside are accusing the Canal and River Trust (CRT) of “environmental vandalism”, turning the local riverbank into a “barren wasteland” after unannounced tree-felling along the River Aire this month. On 18 and 19 February a large team of contractors on barges, felled several dozen mature trees
Community leaders, representatives, and a wide range of South Leeds residents are rallying together to encourage everyone to take up the opportunity to get vaccinated against Covid-19 (also known as Coronavirus) in the coming weeks and months. Ten months on from the Covid-19 pandemic going global and turning the world
South Leeds families covered themselves with glory (and snow) last week, by scooping most of the prizes in the inaugural Leeds Igloo Festival. Sponsored by Leeds Green Party and local charity Playful Anywhere, the competition encouraged people across the city to get creative in the snow, and build their own