What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
What’s the link between alopecia, robots and a social club in Beeston? The answer is last night’s Bettakultcha event. Describing the mechanics of Bettakultcha makes it sound dull, as compare Ivor Tymchak put it “like a PowerPoint car crash”, but actually it’s a very entertaining and thought-provoking evening. A
If you join the Green For Go project you could find yourself planting up an allotment, building a bird box or taking part in a community tidy up. Groundwork Leeds have launched the Green for Go project which provides regular environmental learning opportunities for adults with a range of
Local Councillors in South Leeds have been busy securing local improvements. A new Post Office is to be opened on Domestic Street in Holbeck and a new pedestrian crossing built on Dewsbury Road near Tesco. The Councillors have led a campaign with local residents to keep a Post Office
As you may have gathered over the months, I have always been an advocate of people power. If you think something’s not right, get the community to do something about it or to put pressure on those with the power to change things. This begs the question: who does
Would you like to learn some new skills? Write reports for this blog? Or publicity for your community group? Why not join the Community Reporters course? South Leeds Life is running another of its popular courses. The course will run on Wednesday mornings for ten weeks, starting on 9th
After 14 years as the local MP, Hilary Benn finally made it to one of the oldest buildings in his constituency on Friday (6 September 2013). “I’d heard about the barn, but didn’t know exactly where it was until today. It truly is the hidden gem of South Leeds.
The John Charles Centre for Sport is holding an Open Day tomorrow, Saturday 7th September 2013. The Council is showing the great range of facilities on site including the Aquatics Centre, The Indoor Athletics and Indoor Bowls centre, The Tennis centre as well as South Leeds Stadium athletics track
The South Leeds Life Group is meeting again this Thursday (5 September 2013). We will be discussing a range of issues including readership, stories, finance and support for our volunteers. Despite it being the holiday season lots has been going on behind the scenes at South Leeds Life so
The Tunstall Road Jobshop in Beeston, run by Leeds City Council, has closed its doors, but will be reopening at the Dewsbury Road One Stop Centre later this week as part of a move to relocate important services under one roof. From Thursday 5 September the jobshop will be
On Wednesday the Council’s Executive Board is considering recommendations, which will provide two hour a day free use at the John Charles Centre for Sport and Middleton Leisure Centre. The timeslots that have been allocated to the leisure centre free offer are mainly during the daytime and are all