Author: Jeremy Morton

I've lived in Beeston in South Leeds since 1984 and I love the area. I am involved in various community activities including helping to organise Beeston Festival. I have been involved with the South Leeds Life Group since it started in 2010.

Beeston celebrates Hanif’s OBE

The Hamara Centre on Tempest Road, Beeston was the venue for a celebration event as Hamara’s ‘family’ – partners, staff and the wider community – gathered to celebrate Hanif Malik’s recent award of the OBE yesterday (20 July 2016). [slideshow_deploy id=’49674′] In a series of speeches the qualities that led

South Leeds Roundup: Locos, ligaments and Linus

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 in Hunslet where roads were closed to allow a steam train to cross. It was all part of the Middleton Railway’s Victorian Gala weekend. The photo,

Slideshow: Sun shines on Middleton’s music festival

Crowds flocked to enjoy the sunshine at the Middleton Music and Folk Festival on Sunday (17 July 2016). [slideshow_deploy id=’49528′] All photos by Lucy Potter The event was organised by the Friends of Middleton Park and Leeds Music Trust and featured bands Sounds Like A Storm and Songo Drumming Project