What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Did you know that St Luke’s CARES Charity shop on Dewsbury Road used to be a cinema? The Pavilion Picture Palace was one of the many urban cinemas in Leeds that presented films to the public from 1911 to 1956. The warehouse at St Luke’s CARES houses the charity’s fantastic
On Monday night (25 April 2022) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. Please forgive the delay in posting this video, we’ve had some technical issues, but managed to resolve them now. You can watch the whole meeting here:
LS-TEN have recently launched a new youth service project in South Leeds, working with organisations from across the city to form the Leeds Youth Alliance. Our partners in the south are Barca, Re:establish, The Youth Association, DAZL, Hamara and The Getaway Girls. In the North East and West, Barca are
An arts and crafts fundraising afternoon was held on Sunday 3 April 2022 at St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road in Beeston. The event was the brainchild of 8 year old Dorothy Brewer, who is in Year 4 at St Luke’s Primary School. After hearing about the situation facing refugees
Beeston in Bloom is always looking to improve the area and develop our local heritage. This year we wanted to make it extra special as we are celebrating our 25th birthday. We looked at the company who manufacture the splendid metal benches that are dotted around Beeston and found they
Last night (26 April 2022) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. All the candidates standing in the ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: anti-social behaviour, roads, local community groups, should Councillors live in
Leeds Playhouse is touring award-winning slam poet Zia Ahmed’s play ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ to community settings in Middleton and Beeston this month following its run at the Playhouse. Over the past 9 years, the Playhouse has shared productions such as Alan Bennett’s ‘Talking Heads’, David Peace’s ‘The Damned United’
I work at the current Hunslet Moor Primary School and am researching the history of the school. Thanks to the amazing power of social media I have already discovered quite a bit but would love to know more. Did you or any member of your family attend the school, either
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 18 April 2022: Construction of new unit comprising of E(g)(ii); E(g)(iii); B2 and B8 uses; including associated parking,
Cockburn School ‘overwhelmingly proud’ of Ofsted report: Outstanding in all areas! Cockburn School in Beeston has been judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted who inspected the school in February 2022. During the inspection, inspectors judged the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and