Author: Jeremy Morton

I've lived in Beeston in South Leeds since 1984 and I love the area. I am involved in various community activities including helping to organise Beeston Festival. I have been involved with the South Leeds Life Group since it started in 2010.

Rare butterfly habitat destroyed by tree planting

A rare and valuable butterfly habitat in Middleton Park has been destroyed by poorly planned tree planting in what appears to be a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. The land, which is also the last historic field in the area, lies off