What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet RLFC travelled south today (Sunday 12 March 2017) to take on Hemel Stags at their Pennine Way ground for this Kingstone Press League 1 match. Hemel kept in touch with Hunslet through the first half going into the break 6-18 down, but in the second half Hunslet showed their
Cross Flatts Park in Beeston has seen a significant increase in fires this winter. South Leeds Life has been canvassing opinion from park users and residents who overlook the park In news that will come at little surprise to locals, the Fire Service has attended over 40 fires in 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 6 March 2017: Part three, part four storey college/teaching building with associated car parking and landscaping Leeds College
Two residents from City and Hunslet have been fined by Leeds City Council for dumping waste on the streets. Local councillors Mohammed Iqbal, Elizabeth Nash and Patrick Davey have welcomed the tough action taken by the council to tackle fly-tipping in the area. The two residents from Linden Grove and
Mark Wilson, the Beeston man who is using comedy to battle Parkinson’s disease, has raised a further £2,000 at his last show. As previously reported on South Leeds Life here and here, Mark has organised five comedy shows over the last two years. Mark suffers from Parkinson’s Disease and Charcot
Call out for ravers, yogis and the culturally curious to get involved in epic theatre show for Transform 17 Transform 17, a festival of bold, local and international theatre for Leeds, is calling out for 50 local people to be a part of an epic, visceral theatre production which will
Five fire engines attended Cottingley Towers just after midnight last night (00:31 on Friday 10 February 2017) to tackle a flat fire. Breathing apparatus was used and one firefighter suffered smoke inhalation. He was taken to hospital for a precautionary check up. No one else was injured in the blaze.
Police were called to Lanshaw Crescent in Belle Isle at 6:19pm yesterday (Thursday 9 March 2017) following a report of a body at an address. Emergency services attended and found the body of a man, who was believed to be in his forties. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Basis Yorkshire wins national award for supporting sex workers and vulnerable women A Leeds-based charity has won a prestigious national award for the support it provides to women sex workers and young people who are, or are at risk of, being sexually exploited. Basis Yorkshire has beaten more than 400
Here’s your slightly irregular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week down by the river. Leeds Waterfront Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary when it returns on the weekend of 24 & 25 June. As usual