What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Reloved by Holbeck Together, the charity shop based inside St Matthew’s Community Centre is gearing up for Christmas and is appealing to South Leeds Life readers to have a toy tidy out before the festive season. The team at the shop say they often get donations after Christmas as people
A man has appeared in court after neighbourhood policing officers uncovered a large-scale cannabis growing set-up in Hunslet. On Friday (1 November 2024) a drugs warrant was executed at an industrial unit in Larchfield Road, Hunslet, led by officers from the Inner North West Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), supported by
The number of schools accessing Opera North’s award-winning music education programme, In Harmony Opera North, has doubled this term with over 3,200 pupils benefitting each week from the high-quality music provision and performance opportunities the initiative provides. The new In Harmony schools include Sharp Lane Primary School in Middleton. As
In a significant effort to promote cardiac safety and awareness, Cockburn John Charles Academy hosted its annual Restart a Heart event last month, engaging all Year 8 students in essential life-saving training. The initiative is aimed at equipping young people with vital skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and saw students
On Tuesday (29 October 2024) the six winners of the second ever Booker Prize Indie Bookshop Spotlight were announced and they included Hold Fast Bookshop at Leeds Dock. The competition, carried out for the second year in the row, invited independent bookshops and booksellers from across the UK and Ireland
In their first sporting tournament of the academic year, Year 6 pupils from Middleton Primary School took part in a Dodgeball event. A mixed boys and girls team took the trip to Cockburn John Charles Academy. They competed against other local schools and played three dodgeball matches. The children showed
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look today (Wednesday 30 October 2024) at how luxury British-made beds go from farm to factory. The royal visit at British bedmaker Harrison Spinks’ farm at Bolton Percy, York, and its manufacturing facility in Beeston celebrated the family-run business’
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman in Beeston. George Chalmers, aged 54, of Tempest Road, Leeds was jailed for a minimum term of 17 years and six months at Leeds Crown Court today (30 October 2024) for the
Five students from Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy, all participating in the LUFC Inspires Programme, recently had the unique opportunity to attend a special Black History Month event at Elland Road, hosted by the Leeds United Foundation. This event celebrated the contributions of individuals in sports and beyond, providing a platform
The Canal & River Trust are selling their land holding at Leeds Dock, home to the Royal Armouries National Museum. On the market for £11.69m, the freehold property is being sold subject to two 999-year ground leases, with the museum’s lease secured by a non-departmental government body, funded by the