What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds Life is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 20 June 2016 at 6pm at The Holbeck club. This is the first AGM since we became a Community Interest Company (CIC). We will be presenting our annual accounts and reporting on the year’s activity. Agenda: Agenda
After it was announced that Gabby Logan was to the Patron for the new Leeds Fund, we had a lively debate in the comments section about who would make the best patron for a Leeds charity. We thought we should should put it to you, the readers. So here’s a
Leeds City Council’s Executive Board will debate improvement works to a stretch of Dewsbury Road in Beeston at their meeting on Wednesday (22 June 2016). The £600,000 scheme, between the fire station and Hunslet Hall Road, will see improvements to pavements, a central reservation, segregated cycle lanes and road closures
Do you play fantasy Desert Island Discs? I do. I know I’ll never be interviewed on Radio 4, but I try to pick my eight records and justify them. This week I was playing fantasy Honours List. I’m never going to get a call from the Palace, but I was
Middleton Railway hosts its annual model railway exhibition this weekend (18 & 19 June 2016). The model layouts will be set amongst the real locos in the Engine House and there will be a full steam service running up to Park Halt on each day. And if you’re looking for
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 Miggy Park. There’s an interesting post from the Friends of Middleton Park about the difficulties of funding their summer programme and encouraging people to join the
Holbeck welcomed a brand new kitchen at the Northern Monk Refectory on Friday (10 June 2016) following the next phase of a huge year for Northern Monk Brew co, which has included international beer awards, brewery expansions and numerous new beers in development. It really is exciting times ahead. Northern
Hunslet Hawks lost their League 1 clash to York City Knights on Sunday 32-24 in an action filled encounter. The Hawks travelled to Bootham Crescent on the back off two wins, hoping to avenge their defeat to York in the iPro Cup back in February. After a dominant first half,
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 6 June 2016: Hand car wash facility at rear of store Venus Foods 67 Domestic Street Holbeck Leeds LS11
Have you read the June edition of our South Leeds Life newspaper yet? We’ve been distributing copies to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11. Copies are available from libraries, schools, community centres, GP practices, shops and other community venues. You can find a full list of pick up points here: