What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds elected three new Councillors in the local elections on 3 May 2018. We asked them to tell us what the experience was like, here is Gohar Almass, Councillor for Beeston & Holbeck Ward. I agree with Martin Luther King Jr when he said, “ Our lives begin to
The arson attacks on two places of worship in Beeston this week were profoundly shocking. I’ve seen too many racist incidents down the years, but in the 34 years I’ve lived in Beeston, I’ve never seen places of worship attacked. It is deeply offensive and very frightening to people who
Leeds United legend Eddie Gray was on hand as Maple Homes marked the opening of their show home at Woodhouse Vale, off Pepper Road in Hunslet on Friday (1 June 2018). Director Tom Robinson explained that this was Maple’s first development since and his colleagues took over the Hunslet-based building
The Cockburn Community Choir is looking for new members to join them on a Thursday night. The choir sings a range of material including pop past and present, musical theatre and more traditional choral pieces. They have performed at events both at Cockburn School and in the local community. The
The agenda for Inner South Community Committee, which will be held next Wednesday (13 June 2018) 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,
One young woman in Beeston has reacted to the dreadful arson attacks on two local places of worship by launching an online funding page to raise money for repairs. Seventeen year old Khaleeqa Bostan, who learned to read the Qur’an at Hardy Street Mosque was keen to do something practical.
Detectives investigating two linked arson attacks on places of worship in Beeston have arrested a man. The 42-year-old was arrested at an address in Leeds last night (5 June 2018) on suspicion of arson in relation to the fires started at the front doors of the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira
Volunteering your time and skills to an organisation clearly helps that project and its users, but it can also be very beneficial to you, the volunteer. This applies especially if you are looking for work, have health problems, or are just isolated, perhaps new to the area. Volunteering is a
Today we issue a rallying cry to the north: join us to demand what government promised us. As part of our day of action, news titles across the region – including South Leeds Life – are starting a petition calling on ministers to come good on their northern powerhouse pledges
Leaders from the Beeston community met with Police officers at Elland Road Police Station this afternoon (5 June 2018) to discuss the two arson attacks which occurred in the early hours of this morning at Hardy Street Mosque and Lady Pit Lane Gudwara (Sikh temple) in Beeston. Showing how seriously