What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Detectives are continuing to appeal for information on the fifteenth anniversary of the murder of Leeds pensioner Leonard Farrar. The 71-year-old retired Merchant Navy officer was found stabbed to death at his home in Cardinal Road, Beeston, on 4 May 2002. Despite extensive enquiries at the time and a number
Why settle for being a good parent, when you can be a great parent? Every parent finds something that they struggle with in their family life, whether it’s having difficulty communicating with their child, getting them to behave in certain situations, following instructions and for example, having routines in place.
The Building Blocks nursery in Beeston Hill is celebrating after their recent Ofsted inspection which rated them as ‘Good’ – the second highest rating you can get. Inspectors noted that “children form good relationships with caring staff in this friendly nursery.” All children regardless of special needs or having English
Here’s your irregular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Cross Flatts Park where the weekly Saturday morning parkrun was graced by five London Marathon finishers. Congratulations to them all. If you want to start your
Holbeck is the place to be on Sunday (7 May 2017) as Slung Low deliver their 6th How To…Festival : Home, Heritage & Belonging. They promise a day of discovering place and people with performances, a guided walk, demonstrations, activities and food from Gayatri Ganapathy, Dr Simon Bradley, Nick Cassenbaum,
Motorists have a chance to see a smile in Beeston and Holbeck, simply by driving within the speed limit! Two Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) have been purchased by the Inner South Community Committee. These devices tell motorists their speed and indicate whether they are comfortably within the speed limit, on
Helen Wright, who run’s the Feel Good Cafe at Hillside in Beeston, has organised a special fundraising day help a little girl called Annie. Annie has been fighting cancer for the last 13 months. Unfortunately she has had to have a leg amputated and as well as the leg has lost
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 24 April 2017: Two storey side/rear extension with canopy to front 11 Southleigh View Beeston Leeds LS11 5SJ
Many people in South Leeds will have walked past Stank Hall Barn, but might not know the history of this magnificent medieval structure, or the two buildings next to it. The site is located off Dewsbury Road, across from the White Rose Centre. The barn itself is fifteenth century, think
Beeston Festival has announced its first batch of sponsors for the 2017 event, which takes place in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday 15 July. The main sponsor will be the White Rose Office Park, a 27-acre business park which is firmly established as one of Leeds’ foremost office locations, and