What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Leeds Fund: to create a city of opportunity for all Community groups across South Leeds are set to benefit from a new fund set up to create opportunities for all communities across the city. A new charitable fund to help community groups across the city has received support from
Oddsocks Theatre are returning to Middleton Park on Tuesday 5 July 2016 and this year they are bringing a ‘steampunk’, rock’n’roll version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The production, which is organised by The Friends of Middleton Park promises to be nothing short of Oddsocks’ usual mayhem and anarchy. Shakespeare’s story of
The Leeds City Council’s Inner South Community Committee will be meeting next Wednesday (15 June 2016) and the workshop session will debate highways issues. Committee Chair Cllr Angela Gabriel said: “The theme for the event will be Highways, so if you want to hear about the priorities for the areas
Trinity Network run two line dancing sessions for active older people at their base in Belle Isle. Linda, the volunteer who leads the sessions says she’s danced all her life. A trained instructor, she took over running the group 12 years ago as a stopgap, but is still doing it
Beeston’s nonagenarians are in for a treat as St Mary’s Church celebrates the Queen’s 90th birthday with a Strawberry Cream Tea on Saturday (11 June 2016). Everyone is welcome at the celebration which runs from 2-4pm at Beeston Parish Centre. Tickets are £4 which includes a sandwich, scone, strawberries and
A you 16-19 years old and looking for work? A short course at The Works Skatepark might be just the thing to help you get started. Over the summer The Works are running 6 week courses at their centre in Hunslet. The courses run for 16 hours a week, so
Thousands made their way to Cross Flatts Park on Saturday (4 June 2016) to enjoy the 22nd Beeston Festival in the sunshine. There were a host of activities and attractions from live music to sports and from the fun fair to the food stalls. [slideshow_deploy id=’48680′] All photos by Paul
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 30 May 2016: Single storey side and rear extension 17 Fairfax Road Beeston LS11 8SY Ref. No: 16/03268/FU |
It’s been a bit of a hectic time here at South Leeds Towers, so I must apologise to people who commented on my last column. I’ll try and give a proper rely here to Rich, Luke, Sarah and Paul. I’ll start with Sarah who asked me to let people make
A hundred people came along to The Hunslet Club last night (1 June 2016) for a lively and good-natured debate on the European Union Referendum organised by South Leeds Life. The panel included of Hilary Benn, Leeds Central MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary; and Graeme Tiffany, an independent education consultant,