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.

New bridge the preferred option to solve towpath congestion at Skelton Grange

Investigative work carried out by Sustrans and other stakeholders has now resulted in a consensus on a preferred option to create a safe and usable level crossing over the river for cyclists near Skelton Grange Road in Stourton. The current bridge has a narrow, steep set of steps that pedestrians

South Leeds charity features in national Christmas appeal

Middleton-based charity Health For All features in The Guardian’s latest film promoting its Christmas Appeal which is raising funds for support community anchor projects across Britain. The short film, part of a series called ‘Anywhere but Westminster’ sees columnist John Harris visiting “the people holding Britain together” through the cost-of-living

Councillors to debate Royal Armouries licence applications

The Ropyal Armouries Museum, at Leeds Dock in Hunslet, has submitted new premises licence applications for the museum and New Dock Hall and these will go before the Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee on Tuesday (20 December 2022). The new applications became necessary after Royal Armouries International plc, the company that held

Planning applications 5 December 2022

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 5 December 2022:   Demolition of existing warehouse building and construction of petrol filling station, alterations to access arrangements