What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with a nature walk organised by Friends of Middleton Park last Sunday which revealed, amongst other things, an allegedly edible tree fungus called ‘chicken of the woods’.
The trial of a group of men, many from Beeston, who sexually abused a girl of 13 has concluded with the judge handing out long sentences at Leeds Crown Court. Ten men have been found guilty of a range of offences relating to the grooming and systematic sexual abuse of
There is a new training course running at St Luke’s CARES Charity shop on Dewsbury Road. St Luke’s CARES received funding through the Health Lottery (Active Communities Health Amaze) which has enabled the charity run the TRY! project, providing free neighbourhood training in retail skills to help members of the
A community open morning will be held in Middleton on Friday to showcase some of the groups starting up at a local community facility. Tenants Hall, off Acre Road, Middleton, is running a range of groups, including gardening, crafts, a book club, ukulele group and Women Aloud singing group. If
What’s happening in BITMOs GATE Each month we have a range of activities, events and courses available for free at BITMOs GATE, which is the new resource centre next to Belle Isle TMO’s housing office on Belle Isle Road. Here are some of the things happening in June Computers
The Leeds-based Empty Homes Doctor service has scooped the top prize for innovation at the national Empty Homes Network (EHN) annual awards. A Leeds empty home, lived in once more from Empty Homes Doctor on Vimeo. Backed by Leeds City Council, the Empty Homes Doctor service is a free city-wide scheme which
Belle Isle TMO Each Monday the GATE has appointments available with a new Health Trainer. Katie will provide up to 8 confidential one-to-one sessions to help support and motivate you in achieving small goals to improve your health; this could be losing weight, starting to exercise, changing eating habits. Call
Missing Person Appeal: Joshua O’Donnell, Leeds Friday 29th May, 2015 Police are appealing for information to trace missing 15-year old Joshua ODonnell from Leeds. Joshua, who is from the Noster Road area of Beeston, was last seen around midday on Monday 25 May. He is described as white, 5″6″ tall
A devastating burst of five tries in 10 minutes either side of half time saw Hunslet Hawks crash to a disappointing defeat against Sheffield Eagles at the South Leeds Stadium on Friday night. Heading towards the half time hooter with a 6-0 lead, Hunslet contrived to concede twice in four
A house that has lain empty on Robb Street in Beeston for over twenty years is being brought back to life thanks to the Hunslet Club and their partners. The house belonged to an elderly woman and had been her parents house. Gill Coupland from the Empty Homes Doctor service