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.

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

Beeston shop owner loses alcohol licence

A Beeston shop owner has been removed as the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) after the police initiated a licence review because “these premises are associated with serious crime or serious disorder or both.” Hiren Ashvin Patel was removed as DPS at both AP’s Local Newsagents at 434 Dewsbury Road in