Author: Jeremy Morton

I've lived in Beeston in South Leeds since 1984 and I love the area. I am involved in various community activities including helping to organise Beeston Festival. I have been involved with the South Leeds Life Group since it started in 2010.

Planning applications 16 June 2025

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 16 June 2025. Click on the description to see the full application:   Construction of one building 5no. units

They came, they saw, they moved at Let’s Move: South Leeds 2025

The sun shone bright once again at Cross Flatts Park for this year’s Let’s Move: South Leeds event. Co-ordinated by Get Set Leeds Local (part of Active Leeds, Leeds City Council) with great support from community partners. The South Leeds community came together in their masses to move, explore, and

Women’s Whispers crisis charity celebrates lottery win

Sunjeeda Hanif, founder of Women’s Whispers, was joined by friends and supporters including the Lord Mayor of Leeds on 30 April, as she unveiled expanded facilities at Hillside Enterprise Centre in Beeston. The charity supports women from ethnic minorities who are in crisis, such as homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or