What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Detectives investigating a ram-raid at a jewellers in Leeds city centre on Sunday (18 February 2018) have recovered both vehicles involved in the incident. The red Fiat Stilo and blue Ford Focus ST that were used in the incident at the Rolex at Prestons store, in Commercial Street, shortly before
Beeston Hill residents are coordinating a ‘Big Spring Clean‘ clear-up event in their community on Saturday 3 March 2018 – and everyone’s invited! Following the success of similar events in 2016 and 2017, volunteers are invited to come to St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road for 2pm, where they will be briefed
BITMO – the Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation – which manages council housing in Belle Isle, held a special Valentine’s party at the GATE centre for its elderly tenants. The afternoon tea party took place on Thursday 15 February 2018 and staff from across the organisation pitched in with entertainment
Hunslet RLFC kicked off their BetFred League 1 season with an emphatic 14-28 win over Hemel Stags away at their Pennine Way ground in Hertfordshire. This is a game that Hunslet had to win and win well if they are to improve on last season and challenge for promotion. Journeys
Postal workers were joined by LS11 residents to protest Royal Mail’s decision to close the Holbeck Delivery Office (LDO) on Saturday afternoon (17 February 2018). As South Leeds life has previously reported Royal Mail have decided to move the operation to its City LDO, located on Holts Crest Way Off
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 12 February 2018: Alterations involving sub-division of vacant buildings to create six units for B1(c), B2 and B8 uses,
The Lychee Red Chinese seniors project welcomed guests from the Friendship Group and the Women’s Wellbeing group to their Chinese New Year celebrations at Belle Isle Family Centre. [slideshow_deploy id=’73006′] After a traditional lion dance made its way around the room, with everyone encouraged to touch the lion for good
Following our report on Tuesday that Royal Mail plans to press ahead with the closure of Holbeck Delivery Office, the postal workers union has called a protest, to take place on Saturday (17 February 2018) on Holbeck Moor. Chris Allen from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) which represents the staff
A rogue landlord has been fined twice in the space of two months for failing to provide a suitable standard of living for tenants at two of his rented properties – and is now nearly £14,000 out of pocket. In the latest case, Jack Collins of Woodlea Road Leeds 19
The Feel Good Furniture Shop (run by SLATE to provide opportunities for people with learning difficulties) has received a most unusual donation – a family bible. This impressive leather-bound volume is a Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible, complete with illustrations and pages for the family to enter their key dates of