What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A hearing to decide an application from Winston’s Health and Leisure for an alcohol licence was adjourned this morning (14 February 2017). Leeds City Council’s Licensing Sub Committee was due to hear the application, but the applicant, Dan Hall, asked for an adjournment as his barrister was unable to attend.
Ian and Laura were the lucky winners of a competition run by White Rose Shopping Centre and Heart Yorkshire. Ian won the chance to delight Laura with a ‘surprisal’ – surprise proposal – on Saturday (11 February 2017). The surprisal came complete with a £2,500 Jenny Packham ring from Goldsmiths,
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to get fitter this year, but haven’t quite managed to get started? There are three groups in South Leeds waiting to help you get off the couch and start running. Don’t worry, there are no drill sergeants demanding the impossible. These are supportive
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 February 2017: 11 illuminated signs and 1 non illuminated sign Hoxton Mount Off Elland Road Beeston Leeds
Fifteen years after arriving back in Hunslet, ‘Picton’ finally has a proper home where it can be conserved. It may not look much more than a heap of rusted metal just now, but this an important part of Hunslet’s industrial heritage. ‘Picton’ was built by Hunslet’s in 1927, and spent
The notorious Winston’s “Health & Leisure” club on Dewsbury Road has submitted an application for a licence to sell alcohol and play recorded music. The application will be considered by the Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee on Tuesday (14 February 2017). The premises, which have variously been known as Winston’s and Churchill’s,
Like many of you I was gripped on Tuesday night by BBC1’s The Moorside. I don’t know that much about the Shannon Matthews case, but the writer, Neil McKay, seemed to get the feel life on the estate pretty accurate. Watching the media scrum took me back to the days
Proposals to convert Middleton Methodist church into flats and create another fast food shop in Beeston will be on the agenda when the Council’s South & West Plans meets next Thursday (16 February 2017). Both applications were rejected by officers when they were originally submitted last year. Since then each
Members of the South Leeds community are invited to join the conversation around physical inactivity in the area at the latest Community Committee workshop. The conversation takes place at the South Leeds Stadium (part of the John Charles Centre for Sport) on Wednesday 15 February 2017. Part of this discussion
Belle Isle TMO is working with renowned theatre makers Red Ladder to deliver acting classes from the GATE centre in Belle Isle. Running for 7 weeks from Tuesday 28 February the course is funded by the Inner South Community Committee. The course will be delivered by Red Ladder Artistic Director