What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Recent prosecutions have highlighted the responsibilities of home owners to keep bin yards and properties in South Leeds clear of waste. In three separate cases environmental action officers issued warnings before serving community protection notices on six individuals to compel them to take action and clean up waste accumulating in their
A new education centre, which is helping to raise aspirations amongst South Leeds children, held its official opening on Wednesday 27 April 2016. The Into University centre runs after school sessions where children can complete their homework, or work on an exercise provided by the teaching staff. This term’s theme
Unity Homes & Enterprise has been announced as the main sponsor for this year’s Beeston Festival which takes place on Saturday 4 June in Cross Flatts Park. Preparations are well under way for the big day which will feature live music from The Ukrainians; food from around the world; dance
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 2 May 2016: Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of approval 12/02657/FU for MINOR MATERIAL AMENDMENT to allow for
Hannah Simpson is organising another Zumbathon in Middleton and this year they will be raising money for local boy Linus Harrison. Linus suffers from autism and his family are raising funds to buy him a safe bed. A safe bed would provide a space in which he can sleep, move,
It’s no change in South Leeds as Labour held all three wards in our area with Angela Gabriel, Elizabeth Nash and Paul Truswell all being re-elected to Leeds City Council. The results followed the same pattern as the rest of the city where there has been no change to make
Leeds fighter Ismail Khan finished runner up in England Boxing’s national championships. The Beeston boxer made it through to the finals of the England Boxing Elite National Championships in Liverpool at the weekend before being beaten by William Cawley of Oldham. Flyweight Khan, who represents the KBW club in Dewsbury
One Piece of Rubbish is an international grassroots campaign started by Leeds-born Ed Platt. It starts from the idea that rather than just complain about the amount of litter on our streets and the people dropping it, we can actually do something about it ourselves. Ed decided to pick up
A constructive evening was held at the Garden Gate last Tuesday (26 April 2016) as a number of Board members from the Hunslet Hawks met with supporters to get feedback on a variety of issues. Peter Jarvis, Andy Hemingway, Darren Williams, Phil Clapham and Phil Hodgson were on hand to
Hunslet Hawks lost a close match against Doncaster this afternoon (1 May 2016) as they were defeated 22-30 at South Leeds Stadium. Hunslet made up for a poor first half, dominating the third quarter and taking the lead. But Doncaster regrouped and scored twice to seal the win. Mike Kelly