What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 23 March 2020: Single storey rear extension and dormer window to rear 9 Preston Parade Cross Flatts Leeds LS11
South Leeds Life is aware that one of our stories from 21 March 2020 has been used in an attempt to stir up racial tensions. Our report covered the situation, at that time, for both Muslim and Christian worshippers and highlighted the approaches being taken by Mosques in Beeston. Some
Playgrounds are closed and all activities, events and classes in parks have been cancelled by Leeds City Council until at least the end of June due to the Coronavirus crisis. Whilst most people are abiding by the restrictions, some are still flouting the new rules. In Cross Flatts Park people
A package of highway works are due to be approved to make the roads around Beeston Hill St Luke’s CofE Primary School safer for pedestrians. The school, located at the bottom of Beeston Road, is currently being expanded to become a two form entry school with 420 pupils. The works
Coroner’s Officers are asking for information to help find the relatives of Mariusz Farat. Mariusz Farat was 58yrs of age and from Poland. He died at his home on Belvedere Avenue, Beeston, Leeds on Thursday 12 March 2020 of natural causes. Anyone with information that can help trace his relatives
The Coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak and the need for social distancing is causing events across South Leeds, large and small, to be cancelled. Middleton Railway has announced that the opening of their Diamond Jubilee season has been postponed. In a statement, the trust said: “Following the latest government recommendations we have
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 16 March 2020: Change of use of an existing HMO to create a single C3 dwelling 11 Colenso Mount
Mosques in South Leeds took different approaches to holding the weekly ‘jummah’ congregational prayer on the first Friday (20 March 2020) since government advice discouraging large gatherings. The Abu Huraira Mosque on Beeston Hill and the Al-Madina Masjid off Dewsbury Road had announced their closures on Thursday but Masjid Ibraheem
Teams from Cockburn John Charles Academy and Elliott Hudson College were amongst the winners at a recent schools engineering competition organised by Rotary. This year’s event, held at the John Charles Centre For Sport in South Leeds hosted a record number of students from 20 schools. Over 200 students participated
A number of libraries in Leeds, including Beeston library on Town Street, have closed today (19 March 2020) in response to Coronavirus. A Leeds City Council spokesperson said: “We continue to follow national guidance around managing the impact of Coronavirus in Leeds, and have taken the decision to close the