What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 Belle Isle, where pupils from Windmill Primary were out with Belle Isle & Middleton In Bloom carrying out some spring planting last week. Our own Ken
Moon rock and chocolate will feature as Middleton Railway resumes operations this weekend (26 March 2016) with trains running on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The weekend has a special Space theme, with an exhibition of Moon Dust and Meteorites. This has been arranged in conjunction with Harrogate Astronomical Society, and
A six week public consultation begins today on new planning guidance for Holbeck Urban Village, one of Leeds’ most historic and exciting regeneration areas. People are being urged to have their say on the draft Holbeck Urban Village Supplementary Planning Document which aims to continue the transformation of Holbeck Urban
Sky Fallers are a band with a difference. Playing rock, pop, folk and blues, the South Leeds band includes four adults with learning disabilities. The band was formed in November 2014 and performs public engagements regularly. The core band is a six piece ensemble with four learning disabled adults and
A pioneering Beeston-based social enterprise is to create more than 300 jobs, after becoming a leading care provider across Leeds. CASA Leeds, part of the Care and Share Associates Group – an employee owned social enterprise – has become one of four prime providers working in partnership with Leeds City
This Saturday (26 March 2016) will see the grand opening of the Level Up Academy new premises in Beeston. If you’ve heard of Parkour, or Freerunning, you probably associate it with young people jumping from building to building, taking risks and not worrying about trespass or damage. Level Up are
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 14 March 2016: Single storey extension to form one retail unit (use class A1) and one retail unit (use
Like many schools in South Leeds, pupils at Hugh Gaitskell in Beeston speak many different languages as well as English. Friday 4 March 2016 was declared Mother Tongue day as the school set aside a day to celebrate the linguistic diversity of the school community. As well as hearing other
Leeds Baton Rouge Majorettes Troupe are actively fundraising to ensure their members can take part in upcoming competitions. They have been bag packing at B&M in Hunslet and at the beginning of June one of their supporters, Amy Wright, is undertaking a sponsored 15,000 foot skydive. The group reuse old
Hunslet Hawks’ topsy-turvy season took another turn as they powered past Doncaster to go through to the fifth round of the Ladbroke’s Challenge Cup last night (18 March 2016). Having taken an early lead, the Hawks made sure they used their extra man advantage after Doncaster’s Pickets-O’Donnell was sent off