What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
When did you last visit a local shop? As I grew up in Holbeck, we had a shop on almost every corner. Well, at least you never had to walk further than two or three streets to find what you were looking for. Most shops sold everything from “collar
Are you old enough to remember making regular trips to your local high street? Long gone are the days of family run butchers, greengrocers and bakers. I’ll never forget the small sweet shop; this is where you’d find me when I had pocket money. Surrounded by rows upon rows
Andrea Edwards has been in touch to let us know that Mrs Liz Snelling was given a special farewell assembly at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Hunslet on Monday. The staff and children planned the event in secret to to give Mrs Snelling the best send off after
I remember when I first moved to Cottingley in the late 1970’s as a child. The local shops separated the two halves of the estate and were used by everyone. There was a family run post office/newsagents run by Jackie Parker as well as a laundromat and local butchers.
Young people are inviting over 55s in their community to free dance classes. The intergenerational youth project has been created to give young people the opportunity to make a difference in their community. The idea is that we provide opportunities for over 55’s to interact with young people ages
The Hunslet Club congratulates Colin Cooper, President of the Hunslet Club & Parkside Rugby Academy and Chair of Hunslet Parkside Rugby Club on Belle Isle Road for almost 40 years on collecting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual City of Leeds Rugby Celebration Dinner on Saturday 20th July 2013
Leeds CAB Outreach service at Cottingley frequently has appointments available at the local surgery for help with benefit, debt, housing and employment problems in the local community. The service is available without charge to any registered patients of the practice. Our advice is confidential to the CAB service, which
Last Sunday Friends of new Forest Village held a gala on the playing field behind Sharp Lane primary school, a perfect venue being large and flat. It was reasonably well attended even though it had not been widely advertised. There were stalls selling flowers, jewellry, cupcakes and hand sewn items
There’s a chance for you to influence how South Leeds Life develops if you attend the next Group meeting on Wednesday (24th July 2013) at 10.00am at South Leeds Community Radio, . South Leeds Life has reached an exciting stage of its development and is keen to involve more
The Conservation Volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre in Leeds have piecing together the final stages of an exciting new artwork at the centre. Over 20 different volunteers have helped to put together the three metre wide mosaic which shows a beech tree changing with the passage of the