What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds Life has been running regular News Cafés for the last year, but what exactly is a News Café? As you probably know South Leeds Life is run by volunteers, on a shoestring budget. We work from our homes and don’t have an office. Which means if you want
Leeds City Council have published plans to extend the 20 mph traffic zone to the residential streets in the Parkwoods, Southleighs and Allenbys around Cockburn School. The zone forms part of the Council’s plans to reduce the speed limit on all residential streets in Leeds to 20 mph. The work,
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 29 August 2016: Change of use of dwelling (C3) to HMO (C4) 29 Colenso Mount Holbeck Leeds LS11 0DQ
Following a court hearing yesterday, the Irish Travellers that have been camped on Holbeck Moor since 16 August left at lunchtime today (Friday 2 September 2016). Council staff were quickly on hand to clear the rubbish left by the encampment. South Leeds life will be publishing a longer article next
There’s been lots of news coming out of South Leeds Stadium this week ahead of Saturday’s clash with top of the table Toulouse Olympique. The match, the Hawks’ last scheduled home match of the season, kicks off at 3pm on Saturday (3 September 2016) and the club have announced that
The Asha Neighbourhood Project is holding an Open Day on Wednesday (7 September 2016) at their base on Stratford Street, Beeston. Asha have been working with women and families in Beeston for 31 years and offer a range of services including training and childcare. The event runs from 10am-3pm at
Leeds Super casino opens later this year at Victoria Gate in the city centre. There will be a range of exciting new job roles available including: Gaming staff – trainee and experienced dealers Food & Beverage – floor valets, bar staff, restaurant waiting staff, chefs and porters Management positions –
Leeds City Councillors are inviting residents to a workshop to discuss how we make our communities safer in South Leeds. The Inner South Community Committee, made up of the ward councillors from Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park wards meet regularly in the area and hold workshops
Hunslet Hawks have published the following obituary of Harry Jepson OBE: It is with much sadness that we learned yesterday of the death of former club secretary Harry Jepson OBE, aged 96. Awarded an OBE for his long, distinguished service to the code, Harry Jepson spent a lifetime in the
Innovative forensic traceable liquid to join fight against paving stones thefts in Leeds A state-of-the-art initiative to tackle the theft of Yorkshire paving stones is to be introduced in hot-spot areas by Leeds City Council. South Leeds Life has reported on several incidents paving stone thefts, in the Beeston and