What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The news agenda for the next four months will be dominated by the European referendum. This is the most important decision the country will make in a generation so of course it must get the coverage, but it’s not the only decision being taken that will dramatically affect our lives
An event in Leeds could help council and social housing tenants find their ideal home. Taking place on Friday 26 February in Leeds Civic Hall, the Big Winter Home Swap will let existing tenants who want to move house learn more about mutual exchange. Between 10am and 3pm, staff will talk
Sunday’s Challenge Cup clash with Barrow Raiders will see the launch of the new Hunslet Hawks’ monthly magazine “South of the River”. In recent years the club have received a lot of plaudits for their programme, but they are keen to expand the readership beyond match day supporters. As well
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 Hunslet where the Assisted Living Leeds centre near the Royal Armouries was hit by the Boxing Day floods. The service is still recovering and you can
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing at Leeds Magistrates Court this morning (23 February 2016) in relation to the hit and run incident at the Omnibus pub on Friday evening. Patrick Martin Middleton, aged 32, of no fixed address, faces charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily
White Rose Shopping Centre is holding a Recruitment Day this Saturday (27 February 2016) to find five customer service staff to advise on parking, travel and related issues. The new posts will require working externally, assisting and advising Centre customers in the car parks and working in conjunction with the
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 15 February 2016: Alterations to convert 7No. flats to form 2No. Dwellings 15 – 17 Theodore Street Cross Flatts
Leeds Federated Housing have been granted permission to build 27 new affordable homes on land next to Winrose Drive and Newhall Gate in Belle Isle. The planning application was considered by the South & West Plans Panel on Thursday (18 February 2016) because the housing association is not able to
Two communities in South Leeds will benefit from a share of a £1.5m government fund to create more urban ‘pocket parks’. The Sandon Mount Pocket Park will be a brand new park for the Woodhouse Hill community in Hunslet Carr. This community is made up of dense housing in close
Police are appealing for witnesses after an incident at a pub in Middleton on Friday night. On Friday 19 February, shortly before 7pm, police officers were carrying out enquiries at the Omnibus pub, in Middleton, Leeds. Whilst there, a police officer was deliberately driven at by a Vauxhall Astra, which