What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Thursday 23 February 2017, Leeds City Council will host an event where people across the city can come together to share ideas, seek mutual support and plan activities rooted in communities and neighbourhoods. Whether you’re already active, have an interest or have some great ideas, we want to meet
Cockburn School has launched itself into the world of social media in its latest drive to share all of the exciting and successful news and events that happen in and around the school community. Readers can search for @cockburnschool to follow the school on Facebook and Twitter. Cockburn recently worked
Leeds City Council’s Housing Advisory Panels target money to community groups that can make a difference to Council tenants. The panels are made up of local tenants and Councillors who know the area. You don’t have to be a tenant to apply, and the project doesn’t have to just benefit Council tenants.
Library Fest Leeds 2017 starts this week and here are some of the events taking place in our local South Leeds Libraries: Monday 6 February Lego Fun – Gigantic Build at Dewsbury Road Library from 3.30pm Tuesday 7 February Writers group – Modernist Poetry session at Beeston Library 1.00–2.30pm T-shirt
Community projects and individuals from across Leeds have the opportunity to apply for grants and bursaries from the Ann Maguire Arts Education Fund. Set up to honour the memory of local school teacher, Ann Maguire, and to develop the aspirations of young people, the Fund has raised over £200,000. Managed
It’s the UK’s largest Valentines Event, and back in Leeds for the Half Term holidays will be the famous Valentines Fun Fair opening Thursday 9 February until Sunday 19 February 2017 on the Elland Road Car Parks alongside Leeds United Football Club. Each year the event seems to bring together
Have you read the February edition of our South Leeds Life newspaper yet? We’ve been distributing copies to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11. Copies are available from libraries, schools, community centres, GP practices, shops and other community venues. You can find a full list of pick up points here:
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 30 January 2017: Alterations involving installation of roof claddings; extensions; new drive thru booths including reconfiguration of car park
There was definite South Leeds feel to the winners of the annual Child Friendly Leeds awards which were announced at a glamorous ceremony at Leeds City Varieties last night (2 February 2017). The awards, organised by young people, celebrate some of the people, places and organisations helping to make Leeds
Traffic in Holbeck was gridlocked last night (Thursday 2 February 2017) and the problems are likely to last for some time. A combination of temporary traffic lights at the top of Domestic Street, the three month closure of Water Lane by Bridgewater Place and several motorway accidents led to tailbacks