What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Councillors on the City Plans Panel overwhelmingly backed the controversial Park & Ride Scheme at Stourton at their meeting today (24 January 2019). The scheme will see parking for 1200 cars on land between Hunslet Cemetery and Junction 7 of the M621. The site will be served by electric buses
300 residents of Middleton at high risk of lung cancer will have a scan over two weeks in January at a mobile scanning unit in Asda’s car park thanks to Yorkshire Cancer Research. The charity has funded the mobile unit which comes in three articulated lorries and contains a full
Leeds Library service is starting a new Coding Club for children aged 7-11 at Dewsbury Road Community Hub. Communities Librarian Rachel Benn said: “We are so excited about starting this new Coding Club. The children will discover our easy to follow projects which will help them to learn a variety
The Old White Hart in Beeston was packed for South Leeds Radio’s launch party on Thursday (17 January 2019) which mixed live music with a chance to hear from the presenters about what was in store for listeners over the coming months. South Leeds Radio is a new community radio
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 14 January 2019: Retrospective fencing application Springwell View/Springwell Road Holbeck Leeds LS12 1BH Ref. No: 19/00091/FU | Status: Current
The planning application for the controversial Park & Ride scheme at Stourton will come back to the City Plans Panel next Thursday (24 January 2019). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Councillors on the panel agreed in principle to the scheme, but blasted officers for lack of information in
A full Planning Application for the Midland Mills site off Water Lane in Holbeck, including a 32 storey tower block, will be discussed by Councillors on the City Plans Panel next Thursday (24 January 2019). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Midland Mills dates back two hundred years to
St Luke’s CARES are running another of their popular Retail Skills courses at their Dewsbury Road charity shop starting on Tuesday 29 January 2019. The free course runs over seven weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am-2pm with a break for half term week. You’ll learn all about volunteering and
Residents living in Beeston Hill are invited to meet with their Councillors on Thursday (17 January 2019) at the Hamara Centre on Tempest Road from 6:30pm. It is an opportunity for local residents and businesses to raise issues, discuss and develop projects, have conversations with your ward councillors, police and
As part of South Leeds Life’s ongoing partnership with Leeds Playhouse we are able to offer a free* pair of tickets to a range of shows coming up over the next few months. *Of course there’s no such thing as a free lunch, so although the tickets are free we