What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds Life’s partnership with Leeds Playhouse continues, offering readers two free* tickets to see a show this spring. “This season is a thrilling culmination of all the work we do, both on stage and off. We have worked hard to present a season that reflects, inspires and entertains the
The candidates for the 2022 Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward and Middleton Park ward. We’re writing to all the candidates to ask them about why they are standing and
Alan Lane, the Artistic Director of Slung Low, has written a ‘Pandemic Memoir’ about the tumultuous year of 2020. Slung Low started the year as a theatre company, albeit one that had recently done a deal with the oldest* working men’s club in the country to clear the club’s debts
Slung Low have announced that they will be moving from The Holbeck club to new premises in the area in the next 12 months. The theatre group, which formed an innovative partnership with the oldest continuously open working men’s club in Britain, made the announcement at the club’s Annual General
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 28 March 2022: Dropped kerb for whole width of the pavement 81 Newhall Crescent Middleton Leeds LS10 3RD
The Tetley, Hunslet’s own art gallery, housed in the former brewery headquarters building on Hunslet Road is hosting three exhibitions this Spring. In this solo exhibition, Alpha Salad, artist Justin Fitzpatrick explores ideas around taste, decadence and bodily transformation. The exhibition presents a chronological narrative from soil to table. Beginning
Two touring theatre companies, Wrongsemble and Mikron are bringing shows to South Leeds this month. Family-friendly troupe Wrongsemble are back with a retelling of the Cinderella tale: The Not So Ugly Sisters. You’ve heard the fairytale, now here’s the whole hair-raising truth! Dolly rests on her broom counting the passers-by
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. It’s a very busy first Saturday of the month and we start with Holbeck & Beeston Cemetery Volunteers will be out tidying
Private hire drivers have been holding protests, including a go-slow drive through Leeds city centre on Friday 18 March, about alleged unfair treatment from Leeds City Council. Leeds is introducing a new Suitability and Convictions Policy for taxi and private hire drivers as part of a government initiative to improve
We have been distributing copies of our April newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 31 March 2022). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and Libraries,