What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Over 500 local people gathered in Cross Flatts Park last Friday night (11th December 2015), to enjoy another packed-out Christmas Lantern Festival together. The event – now in its third year – featured: performances from the South Leeds Academy steel pan band, the St Luke’s Primary School choir, and a
Two prominently-located Church of England congregations in south Leeds have formally disbanded in the past month: St David’s on Dewsbury Road in Beeston, and St Mary’s in the heart of Hunslet. St David’s – the distinctive modern church building near the Tommy Wass junction – first opened in 1961, following
Want to help make the world a better place? Aged 11-18, or know people who are? This week will see young people from across Leeds applying to become the city’s representatives within the UK Youth Parliament. (Click here for full info on applying; the deadline is Friday 11 December 2015).
This month sees the first ever Leeds Palestinian Film Festival, and features a screening this week (Thursday 10th December) at the Hamara Centre in Beeston Hill. The award-winning film – called ‘On the Side of the Road’ (2013) – is a documentary made by Israeli journalist Lia Tarachansky. It argues
The popular annual Cross Flatts Park Lantern Festival returns to Beeston this Christmas – on the evening of Friday 11 December (2015). The free, family-friendly event will once again feature carol singing (led by the local Salvation Army brass band), live animals to meet and pet, refreshments (this year including
An infamous speeding and accident hotspot in Hunslet Carr is the focus of a growing local campaign, with residents furious about the apparent inaction from the Council – whilst the number of accidents pile up month on month. The s-bend on Pepper Road (just north of the motorway from Hunslet
Landmark Hunslet pub the Parnaby Tavern has – for the second time running – been shortlisted for the prestigious Yorkshire Evening Post Pub of the Year award. And having come second last time, they’re looking to go one better this year – but need our help, this week! South Leeds
Last Wednesday (11 November 2015) saw a short, simple but powerful Remembrance Day event outside the Holy Spirit church on Tempest Road in Beeston. It was attended by people from across the community: veterans, councillors, staff and members from Hamara, pupils from Park View Primary, and a range of local
Community leaders in south Leeds have voiced their frustration at the botched local consultation on the City Council’s Site Allocations Plan, and are calling on residents to urgently look at the plan and comment on it before the looming deadline of Monday 16th November (2015). The Leeds-wide plan has been