What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Councillors took the opportunity of the Inner South Community Committee to raise a host of issues with a senior officer from Leeds City Council’s Highways department at their meeting last Wednesday (12 June 2019). Poor communications from officers was a recurring theme in the discussion. Cllr Kim Groves complained that
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 10 June 2019: Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of detached garage and sun room 52 Grovehall Parade
On Sunday (16 June 2019) there is an opportunity for people in Beeston to join together in friendship, visit different places of worship find out more about beliefs and practices and enjoy each others company. The walk starts with coffee at Beeston Hill United Free Church on Malvern Road from
Beeston Festival is marking its 25th year and the organisers want your help to celebrate it. During the afternoon they hope everyone present will come together to sing Lean On Me in a show of community solidarity. Preparations are already being made with choir leader Tess Smith visiting schools and
I’m writing this article to encourage us parents to take our children to Junior parkrun, it is a fabulous, free, event that happens every Sunday at 9am in Cross Flatts Park. It encourages children between the ages of 4 and 14 to be active by walking, jogging or running 2km
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 3 June 2019: Retrospective application dormer window to front 23 Rydall Street Holbeck Leeds LS11 9LF Ref. No: 19/03240/FU
Friends of Middleton Park have a range of activities and entertainments to encourage you into the park this month. On Sunday (9 June 2019) they lead a walk around the park looking at its historic transport heritage: trams, trains and coal waggonways. Please wear walking shoes or boots and sensible
The latest details plans for the new High Speed rail (HS2) route into Leeds will see a new viaduct built to carry the line high over Hunslet. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the HS2 line is due to enter Leeds via Woodlesford and the existing train corridor through
The agenda for Inner South Community Committee, which will be held next Wednesday (12 June 2019) at 7pm has been published. The Committee is made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park. The meeting starts with an Open Forum,
Fighting and winning runs in the Crosby family. We have reported previously on Tom “The Viking” Crosby’s sporting career in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA, also known as Cage Fighting), but now Tom’s 5 year old daughter Blossom has joined the fray. Last month Blossom won the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) British