What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Thursday (3 February 2022) there was an electric, infectious buzz around Hunslet Carr Primary School due to the imminent arrival of Leeds United’s captain, Liam Cooper. All classes were prepared for the amazing experience having had lessons about Liam Cooper where they watched clips of him playing, clips of
LS-TEN skatepark in Hunslet hosted national Green Party leader Carla Denyer last month – and took the opportunity to announce their ambitious plans to become as planet-friendly as possible in the coming years. The acclaimed LS-TEN (formerly The Works) is one of the biggest indoor skateparks in the UK. They
Do you like good food? Hate waste? Do you want to save money? South Leeds residents are being invited to join a popular scheme to receive a large crate of so-called ‘freegan’ food (good quality food that would otherwise get binned) for just £13.50 per week. The family-sized boxes have
Ping Pong or Table Tennis? What do you call it? Regardless of what you know it by, it’s an activity which can be enjoyed by all ages, from toddlers, children, adults and older adults. It’s a game which can be adapted so that all abilities can play in some way.
It was upsetting to local residents when the Church of England had the bells from the listed St Mary the Virgin spire removed and loaded onto wagons and driven away. Part of Hunslet’s history had gone and this was done without any warning or notification to residents and your local
After 21 successful years of providing childcare to South Leeds under-fives, Faith Together In Leeds 11, the charity which runs Building Blocks Nursery in Maud Avenue, Beeston Hill, has bought the building! Now their future is secure, they can carry on doing what they do best: offering excellent care to
Andy from Lemon Locksmith, based in Middleton, found out about the Little Hiccups children’s charity by chance. But once he did, he was inspired to help out. Little Hiccups is a Leeds based charity which helps provide support for families with children who have special needs and run free soft
People Powered Homes; the housing partner for Climate Action Leeds project held a community event at Beeston Village Community Centre on 19th January in partnership with Our Future Beeston. It was an opportunity for local people to drop in and talk to Leeds City Council’s Better Homes Yorkshire team and
This is my final time writing for South Leeds Life as just before Christmas I received the exciting news that I was successful in my promotion application and I have recently been promoted to Chief Inspector. I am very fortunate that I have been retained at Leeds and now have
Students and staff from the three Cockburn Multi-academy Trust secondary schools (Cockburn School, Cockburn John Charles Academy and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy) ended a successful Autumn term in December with a non-uniform day. Having seen on the news the widespread hunger and the onset of freezing winter weather in Afghanistan,