What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Residents of Hunslet and Belle Isle are organising a campaign against a proposed new Park and Ride scheme in Stourton, following a well-attended public meeting on 20 February 2018. The proposed scheme would see a carpark for 1100 cars built on fields just off junction 7 of the M621, behind
Nourishing People, a social enterprise established by People Matters Leeds, has secured a new customer for its range of healthy snacks. Nourishing People provides employmnent and skills support for people with learning disabilities in a company producing and ditributing a range of four healthy, tasty snacks. Their latest customer is
UPDATED: Due to the weather, the celebration events have been put back to Saturday 10 March 2018. On Saturday (3 March 2018) 18 lucky children who attend Kidz Klub will be the winners of £10 hidden in Golden Tickets on their streets as part of a special children’s competition to
Are you considering a apprenticeship? An apprenticeship is a job with training. Mixing on-the-job training with classroom learning, being an apprentice means that you have a job that includes gaining recognised qualifications and essential skills, all whilst working and earning a wage. The exceedingly popular Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair will return
Holbeck residents, who have spent six years developing the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan, are urging everyone to get out and vote ‘Yes’ to the “People’s Plan.” Today’s (1 March 2018) referendum is going ahead despite the extreme weather The Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum is made up of residents and businesses in the
The delivery of the march edition of our South Leeds Life newspaper from the printers has been held up by the snow. We will be distributing copies to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11 as soon as we are able. Copies will be available from libraries, schools, community centres, GP
Updated 10:30am: Beeston Primary School, Middleton Primary School, South SILC – Broomfield and St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School are now closed. Low Road Primary School will be closing at 1pm. Update 9:15am: Clapgate Primary School is now closed. Most schools in South Leeds are staying open today (Wednesday 28 February
The Middleton Railway Trust (MRT) has received funding from Middleton Park ward Councillors to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of Broom Pit, the last coal mine in South Leeds, in 1968. MRT will be producing a special booklet for all primary school children in the ward as well
White Rose is hosting a World Book Day celebration this Thursday (1 March 2018) with baby yoga, messy play, and fairytale story workshops – plus a secret literary surprise for eagle-eyed centre visitors. Working alongside children’s play specialists Boomchikkaboom, White Rose has created a schedule of fun and educational activities
Leeds City Council has today (27 February 2018) issued a Factual Statement in relation to the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan Referendum in response to a leaflet circulated widely in the area by the Democrats & Veterans Party. The leaflet produced by Bill Palfreman, who stood as UKIP’s candidate for Leeds Central