What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Harbans Singh Sagoo who died earlier this year was a significant figure in the Leeds Faith community. He was born in Kenya and moved to Britain in 1968 when Asians living in Kenya were forced to leave by the government. Settling in Beeston he ran the Woodlea Garage with his
Have you read the March edition of our South Leeds Life newspaper yet? We’ve been distributing copies to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11. Copies are available from libraries, schools, community centres, GP practices, shops and other community venues. You can find a full list of pick up points here:
Belle Isle could be home to a blooming marvellous community resource and local Middleton Park Councillors Kim Groves, Paul Truswell and Judith Blake are working to make this dream a reality. Broomfield South Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) is generously looking to turn over part of its site to be
Not for the first time, I spent a very interesting Saturday morning in St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck this week. The room was packed with residents who wanted to have their say about the managed sex work area, for once those responsible for the decision were present to explain
Aspiring Communities, the organisation behind the controversial plans for the Ice Pak site in Beeston, have issued a statement about the recent decision of the Council’s Plans Panel. Aspiring Communities appealed to the Planning Inspectorate in November because Leeds City Council had failed to make a decision on their application
Cottingley residents plant first 50 trees of half mile long community orchard With 1,200 residents on the Cottingley Hall estate, a small orchard wasn’t an option as far Cottingley in Bloom volunteers were concerned; they set their sights on something far more ambitious – a half mile avenue of fruit
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 a date for your diary. On 19 April the Tennis Centre at John Charles Centre for Sport will be hosting the actual Davis Cup, as won
Forty residents attended a meeting called by Save Our Beeston (SOB) to debate the proposed match day parking permit scheme on Monday evening (29 February 2016). The scheme, which is currently being consulted on, would see residents given permits to park on their street, but football supporters from out of
Aldi’s new Beeston store has donated a range of products to the Salvation Army, based on Hunslet Hall Road, following the new store opening in January. Aldi donated a range of products including tinned food items to help for the group to use in their weekly activities with the community,
A new service for adults on the autistic spectrum and their carers opens this week at the Vale Circles centre in Beeston. The service will begin on Thursday 3 March and run every week 2-7pm at Vale Circles on Tunstall Road in Beeston. It is focussed on autistic adults and