What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It’s the end of term for school children and this week also marks the end of my term as a school governor. I joined the Temporary Governing Body of the new school for West Hunslet eleven years ago. Over the next two years I was involved in choosing a design
Beeston Village Health Centre will be one of four community settings offering sexual health services following the launch of a new service, as the local NHS teams up with charity Yorkshire MESMAC to deliver integrated care. Leeds Sexual Health will provide contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, as well
The much anticipated Asda Leeds Beeston store opened its doors today, with excited customers and colleagues joined by pupils from a local school. Guests of honour, St Anthony’s Primary, helped colleagues cut the ribbon and declare the store officially open for the 300 strong crowd. Store manager, Rob Butterfield said:
Mystery surrounds Beeston Primary School’s plans to convert from being a local authority community school to becoming an academy. The school is currently undertaking a ‘consultation’ which closes on Wednesday (15 July 2015). However, South Leeds Life has spoken to parents, councillors and the Beeston Community Forum, none of whom
To improve community well-being Baljeet (Bali) Birdi Housing Officer for Beeston & Holbeck is organising a neighbourhood walkabout. The walk will take place on Malvern Road and surrounding streets on Thursday 16 July from 10:00am. The purpose of the walkabout is to look at any environmental issues and to make
The Sikh gurdwara (temple) on Lady Pit Lane in Beeston is this Saturday hosting a free concert featuring music, story-telling, readings, and poetry that recall the experiences of the thousands of Sikh soldiers who fought alongside Britain in World War One. The show, called ‘Sacred Sounds’, last week headlined at
A hundred people braved a windy and showery evening in Cross Flatts Park in Beeston yesterday (7 July 2015) to enjoy the sublime music of the Berakah Players. [slideshow_deploy id=’37789′] The date of the concert was no accident as the event was a low key opportunity to for people in
Civic and community leaders gathered in Leeds today to pay their respects to those who lost their lives and suffered terrible injuries in the London bombings of July 7 2005. They were remembered on the 10th anniversary of one of the UK’s worst terrorist atrocities by a cross-section of representatives
Today marks the tenth anniversary of 7/7, the London bombings. South Leeds Life has spoken to a range of local figures about those events, their aftermath and the decade since. This post was first published in January 2015. Mahbub Nazir, a community activist in Beeston Hill, writes: What really struck
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of 7/7, the London bombings. South Leeds Life has spoken to a range of local figures about those events, their aftermath and the decade since. This post was first published in January 2015. Everyone was of course massively shaken by 9/11 and the so-called ‘War