What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Martyn White reminisces about his old school. We thought that our Headmaster was too strict. Thinking back I realise that he wasn’t. I went to Bewerley Street County Primary School. The class that I was in was the last one to go through from Junior One to Senior Four. Mr.Blakeborough
Tai Chi classes are being offered at the Hamara Healthy Living Centre in Beeston. Tai Chi is a gentle excercise practiced by millions of Chinese people. The free class is aimed at mature people and runs every Wednesday morning at 10:00am at the centre on Tempest Road.
Hamara Healthy Living Centre, the Beeston-based community organisation, is recruiting ambassadors as part of its Building Bridges project. Building Bridges is one of twelve projects funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which aim to combat Islamophobia across West Yorkshire. “We are looking for up to 20 inspiring and ambitious ‘Ambassadors’,
Pupils at Beeston Primary School took part in a fun filled eco-week just before half term to re-invigorate their commitment to the environment. Already keen recyclers, staff and pupils launched themselves into five days of green-themed tasks to re-launch their school-wide recycling efforts. Their week kicked off with a visit
A section of Cross Flatts Park in Beeston has been closed to the public this morning. Blue “Police – Do Not Cross” tape was strung right across the width of the park above and below the bowling greens and the Watsonian Pavilion. Police Community Support Officers at the scene explained
As previously reported on South Leeds Life, BBC Radio 4 has made a documentary about the controversial poem “V”. V was written by Leeds-born poet Tony Harrison in response to a visit to his parents’ grave in Holbeck Cemetery in 1984. He found gravestones spray painted with four-letter words. The
Mahboob Nazir has been in touch to let us know that KMWA Community Centre and Leeds Lions Taekwondo Club have joined forces to offer a new martial arts class on Saturday mornings. This will be a great opportunity to learn a disciplined skill, no matter what your physical ability. As
Half term fun coming to the Hunslet Club, one of the most popular venues for children and young people in South Leeds. See the video above for highlights of the fun to be had at Activity Camps. £4 for half day, £8 for full day, call 0113 2716489 to book
Leeds City Council has announced further delays to the PFI-funded scheme to bring new housing to Holbeck and Beeston Hill. The latest delay has apparently been caused by the government requiring the Council and the contractors to find different funding to that which they had in place. The Council has
The recent announcement about an ice rink near Leeds United Football Ground started me wondering where the proposed Park and Ride scheme for the area would be and what impact these developments would have on the area. A permanent ice rink for the city is long overdue. It is a