What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In its inaugural year, the Harry Jepson OBE Memorial Cup was claimed by Leeds Rhinos after they overcame Hunslet RLFC 21-14 in an entertaining and competitive game at South Leeds Stadium yesterday (15 January 2017). [slideshow_deploy id=’57403′] All photos by Steve Gaunt / Touchlinepics.com Hunslet put in a spirited performance
Foodbank ‘pauses for breath’ and prepares for New Year After a hectic Christmas the volunteers at the Leeds South and East Foodbank are gearing up for what promises to be a busy 2017. In the two weeks prior to Christmas the foodbank donated almost a ton of food to charities
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 9 January 2017: Three external condenser units and associated works 2 Millennium Way Beeston Leeds LS11 5AL Ref. No:
Police are appealing for information after a man was injured when he was hit over the head with a bottle in a street robbery in Beeston. The victim, a 37-year-old man, was walking near to the children’s play area in Cross Flatts Park at about 7.35pm on the evening of
I discovered at a meeting this week that the term ‘hyperlocal’ is on its way out. I think that’s a shame. I realise that most of you reading this didn’t even know that the term ‘hyperlocal’ was a thing, so I’d better explain. If I asked you what ‘local media’
Whilst trains may not be running for another sixteen years, plans for the High Speed Rail (HS2) route are well advanced and a consultation event is being held residents affected by new line. The route from London will enter Leeds through Woodlesford where a tunnel will take the line under
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was involved in a road traffic collision in Leeds. At 3.13pm yesterday (Tuesday 10 January 2017) a marked police vehicle commenced a pursuit of a black Seat Leon car that had failed to stop for officers. The vehicle was followed as it drove
A local plan developed over the last five years by residents in Holbeck is to be unveiled at a meeting on Saturday (14 January 2017). Volunteers have worked on the neighbourhood plan and refining the ideas in response to consultations with people who live and work in the area. The
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 at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. Every Tuesday at 4:30pm DAZL hold a dance class for 6-12 year old girls and boys. Momentum is
Mark Wilson, who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease and Charcot Marie Tooth disease, is organising his fifth comedy night to raise funds for the charity Parkinson’s UK. Mark, who has already raised over £15,000 for Parkinsons UK, is also in the running for two awards having been nominated for the Local