Author: Jeremy Morton

I've lived in Beeston in South Leeds since 1984 and I love the area. I am involved in various community activities including helping to organise Beeston Festival. I have been involved with the South Leeds Life Group since it started in 2010.

Kidz Klub Leeds celebrates 18 years with Golden Ticket competition

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

Don’t miss Yorkshire’s biggest apprenticeship fair

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 urged to vote for the “People’s Plan”

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

Broom Pit anniversary to be celebrated

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

Holbeck Plan vote: ‘No’ leaflets are “misleading”

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

Hunslet repulse Raiders; Parkside lose out to Town

Hunslet RLFC easily overcame local amateurs Outlon Raiders in the winter sunshine at South Leeds Stadium today (25 February 2018) as they navigated the third round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. [slideshow_deploy id=’73452′] Photos: Paul Johnson Hunslet were first on the scoreboard through Will Cooke after 7 minutes, but Oulton