What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A cast of 60 amateur performers will take to the stage once again this year as the St Andrew’s Pantomime Group prepares to perform its latest production – Sleeping Beauty. The Beeston group, which started in 1970, will be doing 13 shows from 16-30 January at St Andrew’s church hall
The names of the people, places and organisations shortlisted for the 2016 Child Friendly Leeds awards have been announced and three South Leeds organisations are in the running for an award. The winners will be officially announced at a prestigious awards ceremony, being organised by a team of young people,
Vicki Gawthorpe a mum of three from Belle Isle has recently embarked on the road of self discovery after being entered for the ‘New Face of Le Keux‘ competition in Leeds. Vicki who is 33 years old and works as an Autistic Lead Practitioner at Windmill Primary School in Belle Isle,
A new Scout Group will be opening its doors on Monday 11 January 2016. The 11th South Leeds (St Luke’s) Scout group has been re formed and will be meeting at St Luke’s Church, Malvern Road, Holbeck during term time. The Beaver Scout Section is opening for girls and boys
The last time Cornish born tinner Charles Oliver Blewitt (1867 – 1900) and his wife 33 year old Mary Ann were seen together was in their house in Star Fold, Beeston, Leeds about 9pm on 8 June 1900, shortly afterwards the blinds were pulled down and the house closed up.
A section of Dewsbury Road will be closed between 9:30am and 3:30pm for five days starting on Thursday (7 January 2016). The affected stretch is the flyover slip road taking traffic coming from Tingley towards the Tommy Wass junction. A diversion will operate taking traffic to the next roundabout, where
Leeds-based housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise is entering 2016 with a renewed determination to deliver affordable housing, regenerate local communities and help small businesses grow, its chief executive Ali Akbor has said. Established in 1987 to address the needs of black and minority ethnic communities in the city, Unity’s
Groundwork’s Green for Go group were officially presented with a new mural this week at the Lady Pit Lane Model Allotments in Beeston. A group of Leeds City College students officially presented the group with the large decorative mural that they have painted on the rear of the main allotment
Beeston charity New Hope has sadly closed its doors after 16 years service to the local community. The small organisation, based at the Nazarene Church on Hunslet Hall Road, has since 1999 provided wide-ranging support for people battling drug and alcohol addiction – but has now called it a day.
A new weekly community cafe was recently launched at Vale Circles on Tunstall Road in Beeston. The cafe is open to all and runs every Saturday 8:30-11am. Run by The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT), the cafe hopes to encourage and support local residents from all social groups to come