What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Community Homes (LCH) is inviting people across Leeds to get involved in its first Community Share Offer – a new initiative giving people the opportunity to invest in the creation of permanently-affordable homes for people in Leeds. Launched on Monday October 17 at Leeds Kirkgate Market, the community share
Police were called to an address in Tempest Road, Beeston, shortly before 5am this morning following a call from the amublance service who were attending to a 17-year-old woman with serious injuries. The victim was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later. An 18-year-old-man has been
I was so pleased when I heard that, hot on the heels of our article about 11 year old boxer Abby Briggs, she had won her first fight representing Yorkshire in Dublin. Delighted, but slightly troubled too. I’m ambivalent about boxing. Until about ten years ago I thought ambivalence meant
You don’t need to travel to Munich to enjoy an Oktober beer festival thanks to The Holbeck club who have teamed up with Whippet Brewery to lay on the inaugural Holbeck Beer Festival this weekend (14 & 15 October 2016). Organisers promise a range of 24 beers and 6 ciders
Basement Arts Project is probably the smallest arts space in Leeds and the only one we know of in someone’s house. It is literally in the basement (cellar) of Bruce and Debs Davies’ terraced house in Beeston. The latest exhibition opens on Friday (14 October 2016) with a special preview
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 with the Friends of Hunslet Moor who helped with a clear up of the knot garden last Saturday, there are some great photos on the Leeds Parks
Year 9 and 10 GCSE Photography students at The South Leeds Academy have entered the British Exploring Society #BEabug competition. The competition called for photographs taken from a bug’s perspective. You can see their brilliant work on the BES website: www.britishexploring.org/contact/beabug-competition.aspx
A new scheme called Homeshare is coming to Leeds and it is a really simple idea. The scheme matches younger people looking for an affordable place to live with an older person with a spare room who needs a helping hand at home. The Homesharer commits to give around 10
City leads way with groundbreaking approach to mental health information and support From today, World Mental Health Day 2016, people in Leeds will have access to a new and innovative resource for information, support and advice about mental health, including access to 24/7 crisis support. MindWell (www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk) is a new online
A range of Council services are going to be available on the doorstep for local residents when the Pop up HUB returns to Holbeck. Thanks to the support of the local Councillors, from Monday 10 October the Pop up HUB will be available every fortnight on Crosby Road. The HUB