What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Have you read the February edition of our newspaper yet? On Monday and Tuesday we distributed copies to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11. Copies are available from libraries, schools, community centres, GP practices, shops and other community venues. If your local venue hasn’t got any copies or has run
I went into BBC Radio Leeds this afternoon ( February 2015) to talk to Johnny I’Anson about the latest edition of our newspaper and three of the top stories from it. Thanks to Johnny I’Anson and Corinne Wheatley at BBC Radio Leeds for allowing us to reproduce this clip. You
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South. Have you lost a dog in the Beeston Area of Leeds. Approx 16 months old Brown and White Male Staffie, has been found near the Co Op on Town Street, Beeston. please ring 101 and quote log ref 0199 5th February, they will advise
** JOB VACANCY FOR BUSINESS ADMIN APPRENTICE ** Keepmoat Property Services, in partnership with Leeds Federated Housing and Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation, are delivering a Kickstart training programme in Business Administration. This will be a 6-7 week training programme involving certified training, work experience, CV building and interview skills,
Apparently it was Whitney Houston who said “I believe the children are our future”. Actually she probably sang it and although it’s a bit trite, it’s something to bear in mind. It seems too often that we don’t believe in our children, but prefer to blame them or to fear
Two people have recently moved into a house in the Garnets area of Beeston. Nothing unusual there, except that Toby Lloyd and Andrew Wilson are ‘artists in residents’, employed by East Street Arts to work with local residents over the next year. Here they introduce themselves by summarising a few
Work has begun on a major multi-million pound flood defence scheme in Leeds, which will protect thousands of homes and businesses and bring about economic benefits in the city. The £45million Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, which is one of the largest river flood defence schemes in the country, will see
Today (5 February 2015) is National Voter Registration Day. With changes to the way you register to vote it is feared that many thousands will be denied a vote in May. South Leeds Life does not support any political party, but we do believe everyone should use their vote and
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 breaking news as fire broke out this afternoon in a block of bedsits on Beeston Road. The Yorkshire Evening Post got the story, but asked to
What’s on at BITMOs GATE in February 2015. February at the 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