What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In late 2013, hundreds of households across Beeston in South Leeds received a leaflet headed “Beeston Campaign for Affordable Homes [BCAH]” encouraging residents to object to the proposal by Aspiring Communities to build a community centre on the former Ice Pak site on Barkly Road. Is the “Beeston Campaign
Police have released an efit image of a man they want to trace following an attempted robbery on a woman in Leeds. At about 9:30am on Tuesday March 11 2014, the 44-year-old victim was in Town Street, Beeston, when she was approached by a man who tried to snatch
John Adamson, who lives in Beeston, has been in touch about rubbish on Beggar’s Hill behind the Nosters: “Following a recent meeting of Beeston Community Forum I spoke to Tom Smith, who, apparently, is in charge of South Leeds cleaning, i.e. all the ginnels, dog dirt etc, I informed
Work is underway to improve the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. Community group the Friends of Cross Flatts Park (FOCFP) have raised money to upgrade the Pavilion and turn it into a hub for live performances and cultural events. The works will covert the front of the
White Rose Shopping Centre is providing an important stepping stone for two apprentices as they prepare for the next stage of their careers. Nathan Waters, who is 21 and 20-year-old Chris Taylor, are approaching the end of their four-year electrical apprenticeships with engineering, IT and facilities services business NG
A milestone has been passed by residents developing a Neighbourhood Plan for Beeston. Leeds City Council approved Beeston as a designated area for neighbourhood planning on the 24 February 2014. Neighbourhood Plans allow local people to have a say in the future development of their community. The plan will
It’s twelve months since South Leeds Life organised a public meeting calling for Stank Hall Barn to be saved. Thirty people came along to hear about the history of the barn and find out what Leeds City Council planned to do with this hidden treasure. The Barn was in
This advert for Almonds Removal and Storage was revealed when the modern hoarding was taken down earlier this winter. The sign is on a gable end of a row of shops on Dewsbury Road at the junction with Garnet Road and Parkside Lane. Just along Dewsbury Road you can
Gemma Rathbone has been in touch with her experience of Cross Flatts parkrun: Most Saturday mornings I am out of bed by 8am, and out of the house 30 minutes later, heading to one of four parkrun events in Leeds. The 5k time trials – a race against the clock
The much needed refurbishment of a popular community space for young people is to go ahead. Councillor Angela Gabriel and colleagues on the Inner South Area Committee have provided £6,200 towards the refurbishment of the Urban Bar on Malvern Road in Beeston. Urban Bar, run by local youth charity