What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Twenty hardy souls turned up at Beeston Co-op tonight (10 February 2015) to take part in the inaugural run of the newly formed South Leeds Lakers running group. Newly trained run leader Ewan Mitchell explained that the group was for new runners and experienced runners. It builds on the Cross
The range of independent shops in Beeston has been boosted today (10 February 2015) by the opening the Brew Coffee Shop on Beeston Road. Lord Mayor and local councillor, David Congreve cut the ribbon to officially open the café, which has created five new jobs including an apprenticeship. Commenting on
Thousands of people are expected to experience all the sights and sounds as the country’s famous Valentines Fair returns to South Leeds! The fair will run at Elland Road from Thursday 12 to Sunday 22 February 2015. Leeds has certainly enjoyed a love affair since what was the first ever
Customer, David Garland, has got his own radio show after going on Leeds Federated Housing Association’s Express Yourself programme. David was unemployed and going through a hard time when he signed up for a media course with Express Yourself. Afterwards, he started work as a volunteer with South Leeds Media’s
Representative of Asda seemed under-prepared when they addressed the Beeston Community Forum on Thursday (5 February 2015). Representatives from Asda and their PR company, the appropriately named Hard Hat, had come to inform residents that work was underway on the new store on Old Lane which is due to open
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South. Have you lost a dog in the Beeston Area of Leeds. Approx 16 months old Brown and White Male Staffie, has been found near the Co Op on Town Street, Beeston. please ring 101 and quote log ref 0199 5th February, they will advise
Two people have recently moved into a house in the Garnets area of Beeston. Nothing unusual there, except that Toby Lloyd and Andrew Wilson are ‘artists in residents’, employed by East Street Arts to work with local residents over the next year. Here they introduce themselves by summarising a few
Last Saturday (31 January 2015), the Beeston SPACE youth project celebrated its tenth birthday with a celebration at St Luke’s Church. In that time, the group has touched the lives of over 300 youngsters through 2,000 hours of youth work, including 130 trips and 25 residentials. Over 50 volunteers have
Since opening two more charity shops in South Leeds, St Luke’s CARES is looking for more keen people to volunteer a bit of their time in their local shop. As well as shops on Beeston Road and in Morley, St Luke’s now also have a small shop in Middleton on
St Luke’s Church, Holbeck, has lost a very valued member of its congregation. Margaret Skelton passed away on 19 January 2015, at the age of 95. Born in Glasgow, one of four sisters, she was billeted in Leeds as a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in the Second