What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 May 2018: Dormer window to front 71 Parkfield Mount Cross Flatts Leeds LS11 7PB Ref. No: 18/02801/FU |
Changes to bus and train services throughout West Yorkshire come into effect on Sunday (20 May 2018). Here is a summary of the changes affecting South Leeds: Revised timetables to improve reliability : 2, 3, 3A, 12, 13, 13A, 51, 52, 74, 74A, 39 This is a new Monday to
A Leeds charity that gives a voice to and improves the quality of life for the Gypsy and Traveller community has won a prestigious national award. Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) has beaten more than 350 organisations from all over the UK to be one of the eight
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and I’m just back from the GP with another year’s worth of anti-depressants so I thought I would restart this column by telling you how my dog saved my mental health. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but new readers need to know I suffer
Two South Leeds planning applications got the green light from Councillors when the South & West Plans Panel met at the Civic Hall this afternoon (17 May 2018). The first item dealt with was land at 245 Elland Road, between the Old Peacock pub and Subway. The application was for
A group of talented amateurs who have been performing for 22 years are desperate to find a new piano player so that the show can go on. One of the group, John Hodgson from Belle Isle, has been in touch with South Leeds Life to explain their predicament. Memory Lane
The St Luke’s CARES Community Awards reaches its crescendo next Thursday (24 May 2018) and everyone’s invited to the party! Back in January we helped St Luke’s CARES launch the scheme which saw 23 wonderful community projects in South Leeds tell their story and ask for a grant. An independent
After 27 years at their Hunslet site Celloglas Leeds have moved, after its insurance premiums for that location increased by over £35,0000 per year, following the devastating Boxing day floods in 2015 which nearly devastated the business. Thanks to assistance from the LEP (Leeds Enterprise Partnership) grant, which is in
Middleton St Mary’s Primary School opened their new play provision for their Reception class this afternoon (15 May 2018). [slideshow_deploy id=’76515′] Headteacher Naomi Wood explained that the play equipment was part of the school’s strategy to improve the low results for the Foundation Stage (nursery and Reception): “All the activities
The number of Leeds College of Building students taken on as Apprentices by sustainable urban developers, Citu, is set to double as a result of a pioneering new environmental project. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, After nearly 12 months of groundworks, Citu is now on site constructing a