What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Senior Councillors are set to take the next step in expanding and modernising Broomfield South SILC (Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre) in Belle Isle when the Executive board meets next week (18 September 2024). The plans would see the main building, which dates from the 1970s, replaced and an extra 100
Belle Isle mountaineer Ellis Robinson’s latest conquest, in this Olympic year, was Mount Olympus in Greece. The fabled home of the Gods has been on Ellis’s to do list since he climbed Kilimanjaro in July 2023. Having gathered sponsors and checking his kit, he headed for Greece to meet the
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 Monday 2 September 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Externally illuminated fascia sign; wall mounted
Game Set Match took 30 players to the recent Pickleball Sketchers English Open in Telford and brought back 22 medals! Pickleball, for those who haven’t come across it, is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK. A mix of tennis and table tennis, players use a smooth-faced paddle
Once again we are offering free* tickets to shows at Leeds Playhouse this autumn. What’s the catch? Well in return for two free tickets to the press night, we ask you to provide us with a review of the show. Don’t worry if you’ve never written a review before, we’ll
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. It’s Skelton Grange Environment Centre’s Open Day on Saturday 7 September, 11am-4pm. Enjoy nature walks, activities and refreshments at the award-winning eco-building
It’s the Great Middleton Park Show on Sunday (8 September 2024) and that doesn’t just mean juicy jams and scrumptious cakes in the produce show. this year you can also get your bike fixed. The Big Bike Fix Leeds project have confirmed that they will be running a bike-fixing station
Drug use, drug dealing and the problems that come with them are not new to South Leeds, but it feels like it’s been getting worse over the last few months. South Leeds Life is aware of several local neighbourhoods that have been significantly impacted so this month, we spoke with
Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre, are hosting four events this month: The Lodger is a new work about home and belonging. A restless deer leaves home, running into the unknown. This thought provoking, sometimes tragic, sometimes hilarious tale follows the deer’s journey as it encounters a menagerie of characters, all
We have been distributing copies of our September newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (5 September 2024). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tesco and Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and