What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds Life reader Alan Shaw has written this personal and thoughtful guest post: I have come to the conclusion that humans as a species are basically selfish, i.e. they only think of themselves and do not automatically think of others, either those of the same species or of others
The ‘store wars’ saga between Asda and Tesco is hotting up. Both supermarket giants are bidding to build stores in the Old Lane area of Beeston. Due to planning laws it’s understood only one of the stores would be allowed to be built. Yesterday South Leeds Life reported how pupils
I have just been to the park to walk my dog and like every other dog-lover and dog-hater I’ve had to step over dog poo on the pavement on my way there. It got me thinking about the dog owners who don’t pick up their dog’s poo. They can’t all
The Friends of Middleton Park group have announced a wide array of events to be held in the famous park during the summer months. Highlights include Oddsocks returning for a fifth year, bringing laughs and mayhem – this year Julius Caesar gets the Oddsocks treatment. 13-May-2012 (Sun) – Birdwalking with Linda
Do you want to stop your house getting burgled? It’s quite simple – just remember to lock your doors and windows. Open doors and windows are a major contribution to burglary rates. Lock the doors when you go out, even if it’s just to the corner shop or to sit
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on the area’s blogs, websites and news outlets. Our friends at the Voice of Holbeck blog say tickets for their jubilee event next month are going quickly – and they also preview their next community meeting. The Friends of Middleton
The Inner South Area Committee of Leeds City Council has its next meeting on Wednesday 16th May at Hillside on Beeston Road, starting at 6:30pm. The Area Committee is made up of the nine Councillors of our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park (details here).
Pupils at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston have been getting green-fingered, in an attempt to bring the school’s withered vegetable patch back to life and raise awareness of how things grow. The project, which is being overseen by higher level teaching assistant Angela Worley, is a community initiative supported
Middleton Community Group has launched a new online forum connected to its website. The forum is a place where you can talk about anything that might be of interest to you and all residents of Middleton. Check out the forum here. Meanwhile, Middleton Community Group say plans for the new
Remember how yesterday South Leeds Life revealed how two new social enterprises on the Cardinal estate in Beeston had received some cash courtesy Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire programme? Well Middleton-based dance group DAZL (Dance Action Zone Leeds) are also featuring on the same programme, which is due to be aired