What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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,
Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, present their fourth How To … Festival on Saturday (4 June 2016) at their base the Holbeck Underground Ballroom (HUB) under the viaduct on Bath Road. It promises to be a day packed full of events recalling halcyon days and bygone times. Events, workshops,
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 Beeston at Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club (confusingly) where a new pavilion is on the cards. You can see the plans on their Facebook Page, but we
The EU referendum – widely described as the most important political decision the UK has faced in a generation – is looming large. Voting will take place on Thursday 23 June 2016. To vote in the EU referendum, you must be registered on the electoral roll by midnight on Tuesday
The Queens recent 90th Birthday celebrations took place in the private grounds of Windsor Castle over the weekend of 12-15 May 2016. HEA is marking Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday with their own regal event. As one of the 37 Neighbourhood Network Schemes in Leeds, HEA (formerly Holbeck Elderly Aid)
A partnership of women’s and girls organisations have secured £2,022,528 of funding from the National Lottery for their work across Leeds. Women’s Lives Leeds, which includes Beeston’s Asha Neighbourhood Project, launched last Tuesday (24 May 2016) with an event at Leeds Civic Hall, hosted by Jo Jo of Capital FM. Cllr
Beeston Festival returns to Cross Flatts Park on Saturday 4 June 2016 from 12-5pm and, taking the Rio Olympics as its inspiration, the organisers have given it a Carnival flavour. Ahead of the official opening a parade will snake around the park. There aren’t many samba bands in Beeston, so