What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Well that’s pretty much it from all of us at South Leeds Life for this year. We will have a roundup of 2016’s news for you next week and report on any important breaking stories and we will return with our normal service on Tuesday 3 January. We will also
Cllr Kim Groves, who represents Middleton Park ward on Leeds City Council, has been caught up in a controversy between the Yorkshire Evening Post and Leeds City Council. The newspaper had submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) about councillors not paying their Council Tax. The Council
A Middleton resident has received a much larger fine after failing to pay a fixed dog-fouling penalty notice. Peter Coulson of Throstle Terrace was ordered to pay in total £947.57 (£220 fine, a surcharge of £30, and costs to the council of £697.57) at Leeds Magistrates Court after being found
Here we are at the last column of 2016. Which at least 48% of us don’t feel it’s been a great year. I blame myself. This time last year I was warning people: “Do you realise that by the end of 2016 we could be out of the EU and
I met up with Sean Sturman and Susan Oldroyd, two of the administrators of the Save Our Beeston Facebook group, to find out about their latest charitable venture Helping People In Beeston. The scheme helps people by marrying people in need of help with volunteers and springs from the Save
A 200 year old mill in Holbeck that was central to the Industrial Revolution is the subject of a refurbishment plan that will include a 27 storey tower block. Midland Mills on Silver Street in Holbeck nestles between Water Lane and the defunct railway viaduct. The Grade II listed buildings
For the last time in 2016, 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 down at The Hunslet Club where the Under 8s football team are celebrating winning the Garforth League Cup on Sunday. If
Bins in Leeds will be collected as normal until and including Christmas Eve (Saturday 24 December 2016). Then between Monday 26 December and Sunday 8 January bins will be emptied either one or two days later than normal. Residents can check their bin collection dates for these dates and at
St Philip’s Catholic Primary School in Middleton has held another successful charity appeal in the run up to Christmas. The school selects a charity to support each year, this year is supporting Catholic Care’s Gianna Project. The project offers support to women in Leeds facing an unplanned pregnancy and helps
Is it just me or are more people putting up outside Christmas lights this year? I took my video camera for a short walk around my part of Beeston yesterday evening and filmed a random selection of my neighbours’ displays: I realise this is only one small part of South