What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Christmas Lantern Festival returns to Cross Flatts Park on Friday (12 December 2014). The park will be transformed into a festive wonderland full of lights and sounds! Last year’s Festival was a special time for people from all corners of the community and this year promises to be even
Thanks to being a community reporter for South Leeds Life, I had the fantastic opportunity to experience my first Hamara Community Awards in Bradford on Thursday night (4 December 2014). Everyone who had been involved with Hamara in the last year and before came to celebrate the event in the Aagrah
We’ve heard from the worried parent, the responsible dog owner and the Police. What about other park users? We spoke to the Friends of Cross Flatts Park and the Friends of Middleton Park. Friends of Cross Flatts Park has been campaigning to improve the park for fifteen years. They successfully
Leeds City Council, working with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) and other partners across the city, carried out an operation on Dewsbury Road last week as part of a scheme tackling rogue landlords. The multi-agency operation was targeting fire safety, environmental health and standards of accommodation, as well
A Beeston property letting agent who failed to make sure his waste was disposed of properly has been hit with a costly fine. Following a prosecution by Leeds City Council, Mohammed Haroon Butt, director of Manor Properties (trading as Catlows) pleaded guilty on behalf of the company at Leeds Magistrates
Christmas is nearly upon us and we’ve got a number of events coming up to celebrate the festivities in Beeston, Holbeck and Cottingley. Things started off last Sunday with carol singing around the Christmas tree near the shops at Cottingley. On Thursday of this week (4 December 2014) we will
In the second part of our Dogs in Parks debate we talked to a responsible dog owner. Sue Talbot has kept Border Collies for over 30 years in Beeston. She has walked them in Cross Flatts Park and Middleton Park throughout that time and has seen many changes. Here are
Academy described as failing 18 months ago is removed from Ofsted’s serious weaknesses category. The South Leeds Academy, once described by the government as failing to provide an adequate education for its students, is celebrating after being removed from the serious weaknesses category following a visit by Ofsted inspectors in
Residents in the Garnets and Longroyds close to former police station on Burton Road, Beeston are lobbying to ensure that Aldi don’t chop down any trees on the site. As previously reported here on South Leeds Life, Aldi are seeking planning permission for a new store on the police station
The foyer of Beeston library was busy on Friday afternoon (28 November 2014) as members of the public grabbed their free copy of the South Leeds Life community newspaper. The timing of the launch coincided with the MP and ward councillor’s monthly advice surgery at the library. Angela Gabriel and