What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
95 percent of independent news providers have received zero support from Government since lockdown started It has been six weeks since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced lockdown measures and still there has been no package of support for your community newspaper. While £35m has been allocated to the ‘newspaper industry’
Leeds City Council has confirmed three improvement schemes to pedestrian crossings in South Leeds in a decision published yesterday (5 May 2020). A new zebra crossing will be provided on Pepper Road outside the Parnaby Tavern. Residents have long complained about speeding traffic on this stretch of road, which includes
Cast plastering firm Rydale Interiors, based on Westland Road in Beeston, have just completed a £1.75M contract as part of a major refurbishment at Manchester’s Trafford Centre. The company designed, manufactured and installed 8,000 glass reinforced gypsum casts in the shopping centre’s Barton Square as part of a £75M upgrade
Health For All and Time to Shine are working hard to keep our community connected and enagaged with fun, interesting and healthy activities while we are stuck at home. All of the groups are free of charge and friendly. Everybody is welcome to come along and get involved online. We
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
South Leeds Live At Home Scheme has issued a plea for help from local children ahead of next Friday’s VE Day commemoration. The organisation, which supports older people in the Beeston, Cottingley and Hunslet areas, will be hand delivering afternoon tea to their members’ homes, but they are asking children
We have been distributing copies of the May newspaper to venues that remain open in LS10 and LS11 today (Wednesday 29 April 2020). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops. Please do not make
Pupils from Music Federation schools in South Leeds (Windmill and Low Road Primaries) became prime time stars when they appeared on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday (25 April 2020). We spoke to Danny Gough, the founder of Class Dynamix to find out how children from Belle Isle and Hunslet
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
Leeds City Council has suspended its Park & Ride schemes at Elland Road and Temple Gate for the duration of the Coronavirus lockdown measures. A Covid-19 testing facility is being set up at Temple Green, whilst Elland Road has been designated a temporary stopping site for Gipsies and Travellers. Councillor