What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Trigger warning: this article discusses suicide How many times have you responded to the question ‘How are you?’ with ‘I’m fine’ on autopilot without even thinking about your genuine mental and emotional state? This week we are starting a special feature on male suicide and the devastating impact it can
Last week (3 November 2022) I was invited to Hamara Centre by Mathew who is the Regional Director for Yorkshire Humberside and Teeside of Food Cycle a food charity that cooks on site using food that would otherwise go to waste and feeds the community for free. Mathew says “The
Last weekend (6 November 2022) I attended the Great Yorkshire Vegan Festival at South Leeds Stadium where it was hosted for the first time. It was a great day out as the weather was dry and over 1200 visitors flocked in to sample the delights of the organic and vegan
Local author Lee Brook is releasing his new book ‘The Middleton Woods Stalker’ on 4 November with a first week sale especially dedicated to South Leeds Life readers. Lee is a crime writer and grew up in Belle Isle and Middleton attending Middleton St Mary’s and Rodillian secondary school. He
Today we start a special series of reports on domestic violence, abuse and coercive control As we move into a second month of Lockdown 3, charities and organisations are predicting a worrying rise in domestic abuse, violence and coercive control behaviours. Households are spending more time together than ever before
Following news last month that Darryl Ombang had been called up to the England Under 16s squad we caught up with him to find out more about this star of the future. Currently in Year 11 at the Ruth Gorse Academy, he has a scholarship with Bradford City Football Club.
St Cross Church in Acre Road, Middleton is making an appeal to the public for help in putting a much needed smile on the faces of children in Middleton this Christmas. They have launched their annual Christmas toy appeal and have so far collected over 100 toys and their GoFundMe
On Wednesday 11th November 2020 the first ever Yorkshire Asian Young Achievers Awards 2020 ceremony was held online due to the pandemic. Shamim Miah, 23, born and bred in Beeston and a former member of the UK Youth Parliament was shortlisted in the “achievement in not for profit sector”. Although
As billions of eyes around the world watch helplessly the unprecedented wildfires in Australia, one of a growing number of extreme weather events globally, we are publishing a series of special articles to ask: what does this mean for residents and communities in south Leeds? How can we help tackle
A local Beeston boy, Alfie, 8, has achieved his Chief Scout’s Bronze Award alongside his brother Charlie. Alfie has been attending the 11th South Leeds St Luke’s Beaver colony for over two years and has attended every parade night. Through working on the award he has spent nights under the