What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As mentioned in this month’s Councillors’ Briefing, a consultation has begun on how to use the land that was formally South Leeds Golf Club and has now been incorporated into Middleton Park. Discussions have been going on between ward Councillors in Middleton Park and Beeston & Holbeck wards; the Friends
Local poet Yvonne Ugarte has published a book of children’s poems, beautifully illustrated by pupils from Beeston Primary School where she works. Yvonne has been writing poetry for fifty years starting aged 5 when she was in foster care. She lost her son, Emil, to Meningitis when he was just
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
The Rev Andy Myers will be retiring as Vicar of Middleton in early September. We caught up with him to find out about his 13 years in Middleton. What were your first impressions of Middleton? “As a Leeds lad, from East Leeds I thought it was very much like the
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We kick off with the monthly Leaf 11 Handmade Crafts Market on Saturday morning 9:30am-12:30pm at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts
The school summer holidays are with us and weeks of leisure stretch out before us. Whilst this is great for children, it can be a headache for parents. There is a common misconception that “there’s nothing to do round here.” South Leeds Life has set out to prove the doubters
We have been distributing copies of the August newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 29 July 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. Saturday morning will see the long-awaited return of parkrun events to Cross Flatts Park and Middleton Woods. The free, timed, weekly 5km
About 40 residents attended a meeting to discuss the end of the Managed Approach to street sex work in Holbeck on Wednesday evening (21 July 2021). The ‘zone’ element of the Managed Approach was suspended in March 2020 due to the Covid pandemic and as we have reported, a decision