What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Did you see our little good news story about a construction firm supporting The Works’ Christmas bike appeal? What caught my attention was that a construction firm had any bicycles. From the headline I had guessed they might have bought new bikes to donate, or persuaded staff to have a
BAM Nuttall, the leading civil engineering contractor, has donated five bicycles to local charity The Works. The BAM Nuttall team working on Phase 1 of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme gave the bikes to the Hunslet-based charity, who repair second-hand bikes before giving them as Christmas presents to children from
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 in Beeston at the Hamara Centre. December will see the 7th annual Hamara Community Awards dinner. You can nominate an individual or organisation for one of six
I took my camera to Middleton Park this morning to take some photos of the snow. I hope you enjoy them. [slideshow_deploy id=’55359′] We would love to see your snow photos! Please email your photos to info@southleedslife.com and we’ll publish a selection of the best shots.
Middleton residents met with Councillors last week to discuss their concerns about the redevelopment of the Omnibus public house on Throstle Road North. A planning application to convert the building into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) has been submitted by the new owners, PCC Construction (Yorkshire) Ltd. The plans
If you enjoy Cluedo and fancy yourself as an amateur sleuth why not go along to Beeston Parish Centre on Saturday and see if you can solve their murder mystery. Actors will act out the murder scenario. Then there will be a break for questions and discussions. Finally the actors
Police are appealing for information to trace a Polish man who has gone missing from Beeston. Krzyzstof Dziegielewski, aged 30, was reported missing on October 29 after last being seen by work colleagues on October 25. Enquiries have now indicated he flew to Barcelona from Manchester on October 27. He
NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) held a Day of the Dead themed Death Café for their staff this week, in a bid to get more people to talk about death and dying, and to make practical plans that will help loved ones left behind. The CCG
Cameron Beresford’s career in horticulture started when his mum nagged him to help out the Cottingley in Bloom volunteers. The group looks after raised beds across the estate, the community orchard and the garden at the Community Centre. To his surprise, he found he enjoyed the work and took up advice
Merry GIFmas: Christmas Cheer Aplenty with Magical Parade at White Rose White Rose Shopping Centre is kicking off the countdown to Christmas with a spectacular Christmas Family Parade – free to attend, complete with a special white-bearded visitor – and a fun GIF booth so that visitors can create their