What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with the first in an occasional series, things we learned on Twitter this week. The Leeds Discovery Centre in Hunslet has a giant squid hanging from its
A plan to help deliver continued major regeneration of the Hunslet Riverside, a key part of the South Bank, is set to be approved by Leeds City Council’s executive board next week (19 April 2017). One of the largest regeneration programmes of its type in Europe, the South Bank scheme
Leeds City Council has published a draft Traffic Regulation Order covering a large section of Holbeck aimed at tackling city centre commuter parking. Measures include no waiting (double yellow lines) on one side of Holbeck Moor Road and pay and display charges for parking on the moor side of the
One of the city’s most picture perfect attractions will be welcoming visitors to a spectacular new Easter showpiece this weekend. Thwaite Mills in Stourton will be hosting the first ever Thwaite Fete on Sunday 16 April 2017, with the event set to feature an Easter egg trail, bonnet competition and
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 3 April 2017: Retail store (Class A1) with car parking and associated external works. Sugar Mill 432 Dewsbury
Shoppers are invited to peek down the rabbit hole this Easter at the White Rose Shopping Centre during the school holidays. Activities will include spring craft workshops, an Easter-themed treasure hunt with prizes for all, and a special visit from giant bunny rabbits for visitors to cuddle in the centre.
The ‘Bed & Breakfast for Bees’ project at Skelton Grange Environment Centre in south Leeds is about creating homes and wildflower rich food supplies for bees and other pollinating insects. The project has been funded by Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme, where the money raised from the 5p
The running group that meets at The Hunslet Club every Monday evening at 6:30pm is a great way to start, or improve your running. Supported by a number of qualified run leaders and running buddies from the South Leeds Lakers running club, the group is very flexible and happy to
A group of tenants in Beeston have said they want to stay in their homes and are prepared to fight any attempt to evict them. Following our report about the threat to tenants on Kirk Beston Close and Cross Heath Grove in Beeston, South Leeds Life has been talking to
Do you know enthusiastic and motivated young males with potential and an interest in dance? Kick Off – Boys Youth Dance Project, a partnership between Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD), Phoenix Dance Theatre and Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL), are offering FREE taster dance workshops in Leeds followed by weekly sessions