What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
An event designed to encourage adults to rediscover the enjoyment of reading will be held at White Rose Shopping Centre on Saturday (23 April 2016) as part of the nationwide World Book Night initiative. Running between 11am and 2pm in the Centre’s central atrium, volunteers from Leeds City Council’s South
Pupils from Sharp Lane Primary School and The South Leeds Academy visited the Tennis Centre at the John Charles Centre for Sport today (19 April 2016) to see the Davis Cup Trophy and get a taste for tennis. The trophy was won by the Great Britain team led by Andy
With the new season underway, South Leeds Golf Club has a clear message: we’re still here and we’re open for members and non-members alike. The closure of Middleton Park Golf Course has caused confusion for some people, but there were always two golf courses. South Leeds straddles the Ring Road
Four local community groups are to benefit from a company’s staff volunteering a day’s labour. These are not just any volunteers, these are M&S volunteers. Beeston in Bloom, Lady Pit Lane allotments, Skelton Grange Environment Centre and Friends of Stank Hall Barn will all be supported in their work this
Hunslet Hawks put up a fighting display this afternoon (17 April 2016), but eventually went out of the Challenge Cup losing 14-50 to the Salford Red Devils from the Super League. It was always going to be a tough match and so it proved as the Red Devils ran out
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 11 April 2016: Change the use from cafe/restaurant (class use A3) to Yoga, fitness and well being studio (class
I was on BBC Radio Leeds this afternoon (15 April 2016) chatting to Johnny I’Anson about the news in our corner of West Yorkshire. We discussed our April Fool story, the new Hunslet Carr sign, D-Day hero Bill Cutler and the upcoming local elections. Thanks to Johnny I’Anson and Tim
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” I’ve had this line from the song ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ running round my head. Maybe it was the documentary about Janis Joplin I watched, or maybe it was Education Secretary Nicky Morgan offering schools the ‘freedoms’ of becoming academies. The
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 with the Leeds Waterfront Festival, which takes places at various sites along the River Aire on the weekend of 25/26 June. Now you’ve heard of flash mobs,
As part of his role as Business Connector for South Leeds, Malcolm Hall has put together a project which aims to demystify self-employment, inspire confidence that anything is possible, and provide guidance and support to stimulate business start-ups in South Leeds. With the help of Leeds Beckett University, Hammerson Plc,