What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
They’re part of Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans for ‘Big Society’ – what he describes as a national ‘neighbourhood army’ of community organisers – and you could become one of them in south Leeds. Community organisers will be trained with the skills they need to identify local community leaders, bring communities together,
South Leeds residents are invited to come and see the Hunslet Club Summer Show this coming weekend, an amazing display of talent from local children and young people at one of the largest youth clubs in the country. It promises to be fantastic! New members are always welcome, perhaps come
Plans for a new primary school on the site of the closed |South Leeds Sports Centre at the bottom of Beeston Road will be discussed at a public meeting next Thursday. The meeting, organised by the council, will be held at Hamara Healthy Living Centre in Tempest Road, Beeston on
The Beeston Hill and Holbeck PFI regeneration scheme seems to have encountered further delays, according to a report today. The ever-reliable Leeds Citizen blog reports today: The timetable for Leeds’ troubled Private Finance Initiative (PFI) housing project has slipped further with an unexplained three-month delay in getting the £180m contract signed
Hundreds of children from 22 south Leeds primary schools took part in different Olympic-themed events to encourage youngsters to enjoy and take part in sports. The children were taking part in a special Schools Games as part of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week, with Olympic silver medal Badminton winner Gail Emms a
With the fantastic Hunslet Festival taking place this Saturday, with stalls and entertainment from across the community, people may be interested in a curious old film from the Hunslet Club archives… around 57 seconds into it… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86kqh7o4DsQ&feature=plcp] Colour footage from a Hunslet Parish Church Garden Party Fete, a forerunner to the community galas that
Are bus services in south Leeds up to scratch? Have bus operators got a service which is just the ticket, or is it time for them to ring the bell and get off at the next stop? Now’s the chance for you to have your say in our poll and
Cross Flatts Park’s annual dog show will also see the launch of a new police scheme to encourage dog walkers to report criminal or suspicious behaviour in south Leeds. Holbeck Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at Sunday’s event to launch Dogwatch, which is aimed at encouraging local residents to report
A new council report has highlighted how a number of historic south Leeds buildings are ‘at risk’. According to a report in the YEP today, these include: Beeston’s Stank Hall Barn, which some say was built with timber left over from the construction of ships used by explorer Christopher Columbus;
Here’s your weekly roundup of what’s making south Leeds tick on other websites and blogs: Aire Valley Homes reports on its Facebook page that iddleton has a new welcome sign!…. installed by Groundwork, supported by the Middleton Community Group, and funded through Aire Valley Homes’ Inner South Area Panel. See