What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Taneisha Felton, who has been reported missing from her home in Leeds. Taneisha, who is 15 and from Middleton, was last seen at around 9.20pm yesterday (Friday 20 October 2017) in the Seacroft area of the city. She is about 5ft
More than 52,000 school children across Leeds will be offered a free flu vaccination this winter in a bid to stamp out flu. The vaccinations, in the form of a nasal spray, will be given to children by nurses from Leeds Community Health Care Immunisation team. The nasal spray will
Healthy lifestyle campaign One You sees new services provided in Leeds to give residents support to make positive health changes October marks the launch of a new One You Leeds free local healthy living service that aims to help the residents of Leeds make positive changes to their lifestyle and
Jad Choudry from Beeston has won a prestigious national award for his hot chilli pickle, he was also shortlisted for the Entrepreneur of the Year at the UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry (UKBCCI) awards ceremony in London. Jad received his award from Amjad Bashir (MEP, Yorks & Humber).
The campaign to stop Royal Mail closing its mail delivery office in Holbeck has been boosted by a speech in parliament and will see supporters gather in Cross Flatts Park on Sunday (22 October 2017). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Royal Mail plans to close the office on
Schools break up on Friday (20 October 2017) for the autumn half term holiday. If your looking for things to do with your children here is our roundup of activities across South Leeds. Playbox at Trentham Park Playbox returns to Trentham Park on Beeston Hill with free family play sessions
A new group for those interested in photography is bringing people together in Beeston. Meeting at the Skills Hub on the Cockburn School campus, Digital Image Online plans to share skills and organise training for beginners and experienced snappers alike. Organiser Steve Thompson explains: “We have a range of activities
Press night and the foyer fills with student buses in from the suburbs to view the Kneehigh production of The Tin Drum, just transferred from the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool. A morality play mimicking our times written by Gunter Grass in 1959, this classic tale centres on Oscar Matzerath who is
This Friday (20 October 2017) sees the latest Busker’s Night talent show arrive at Dewsbury Road Social Club. Beeston resident Phil Pearce has been organising regular open mic nights at venues around the area for the last few months. Phil said: “It’s a community based idea to get people out
In the ‘Badlands’ of Uttar Pradesh, violence and oppression against women are commonplace, but one woman has raised an army to say “no more”. She is Sampat Pal Devi, the formidable leader of the Gulabi Gang, a movement of over 400,000 women fighting for their rights in a uniform of