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.

Thousands enjoy community rugby festival

Three thousand people and 106 junior rugby league teams gathered at Leeds Corinthian’s Nutty Slack ground in Middleton over the weekend (3 & 4 August 2024) to take part a festival of rugby This weekend’s event was the third annual festival put together by the Hunslet Rugby Foundation working in

South Leeds charity SLATE celebrates twenty years of success

SLATE, the South Leeds charity that runs the Feel Good Furniture shops, marked its 20th anniversary with a party for staff, trainees, volunteers and friends yesterday (25 July 2024). The social enterprise has gone from a small cash tin in a corner of the old Moor End adult training centre

Breeze in the Park kicks off a summer of activities

Young people in Leeds can look forward to another sparkling summer of outdoor fun as the city’s annual Breeze In The Park entertainment extravaganza kicks off at Coopers Field in Belle Isle today (24 July 2024). Organised by Leeds City Council, the roadshow-style programme play days for children and teenagers