What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Hunslet Club has received a National Youth Anti-Violence Educational Award in recognition of its positive impact upon Leeds, addressing a national blight and the support provided in assisting the UK tour of the National Monument Against Violence & Aggression, the ‘Knife Angel’. Project Shield is about enabling a more
Elections for Leeds City Councillors and the West Yorkshire Mayor will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. A third of Councillors will be up for election, one in each ward in the city, whilst West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin is standing for re-election. Cllrs Mohammed Iqbal and Sharon Burke
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 Monday 11 March 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Listed building application for secondary glazing
Did I tell you about the time I was a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army? I was reminded this week when some marketing arrived addressed to Lt Col Jeremy Morton. I had bought a Christmas present online and had given that as my ‘title’. I usually leave the title
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Belle Isle where the Repair Cafe is back in BITMO’s Gate from 1-4pm on Saturday. Do you
Councillors on the City Plans Panel have unanimously approved outline planning permission for the City One scheme in Holbeck at their meeting this afternoon (14 March 2024). The site, which lies on one of the main routes into the city centre from South Leeds and the motorways and includes the
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Al Garthwaite, attended Cross Flatts Park in Beeston this morning (12 March 2024) to unveil not one, but two plaques. First up was a plaque to mark Beeston in Bloom’s Gold Medal awarded by Yorkshire in Bloom last year. It goes next to plaques
A workshop has been organised for residents from South Leeds who are looking to get into technology and engineering careers. Planning, design and engineering company Arup are hosting the workshop in collaboration with Leeds City Council on Monday 25 March 2024, 1-3:30pm. This will be an interactive two and a
Last September we celebrated the 100th edition of South Leeds Life with a thank you get together for our subscribers and sponsors. I made a short speech expressing my pride at having reached 100 editions, but pointing out that, whilst I hoped South Leeds Life made it to 200, I
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 Monday 4 March 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Listed Building Application for replacement of