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.

Unity opens new housing in Hunslet

Unity Homes & Enterprise have completed a £1.2 million affordable housing scheme in Hunslet. The Rocheford Court development in includes nine houses – a mix of two and three-bedroomed properties – and two disabled-access bungalows. All 11 homes have now been let to tenants. The scheme was delivered by Leeds-based

Kidz’n’Co win the lottery

Members at the Kidz’n’Co Saturday club are celebrating after winning a Big Lottery Fund Awards For All grant of almost £10,000. The group, which meets at Beeston Village Community Centre every Saturday, supports families who have children with special educational needs. There are games and activities and a shared hot

Hunslet Club Arts showcase talent at JAMfest Europe

On Saturday 4 March 2017, 72 dancers from Hunslet Club Arts travelled over the Pennines to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool to participate in the JAMfest Northern Jam dance competition. [slideshow_deploy id=’61389′] Entering team into all Cheer-pom categories, most Hip-Hop categories as well as the contemporary section at the US

Cockburn to take over at The South Leeds Academy

Senior Leaders at two Multi-Academy Trusts, working with the Regional Schools Commissioner, are setting out a new vision for inter-trust relationships and collaboration. These proposals would see The South Leeds Academy, part of Delta Academies Trust, join the nearby Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust. Delta (formerly the Schools Partnership Trust) has been