What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Fun at the library Beeston Library is to host two Hallowe’en events. Beeston’s Beastly Ball, on Thursday 31 October from 3-4pm, will feature “All things ghostly! Fangtastic Fancy Dress, badge making, spooky crafts, slime and a Scary Skeleton!” with prizes for the best costumes. Then on Friday 1 November
Councillors have welcomed recent figures showing the impact of targeted work to reduce burglaries in two South Leeds communities. A multi-agency approach is being used by Safer Leeds in the Middleton and Belle Isle areas of the city. This area has seen 54 fewer offences (56% reduction) from April-August
Schoolchildren from Windmill Primary and Broomfield schools were on hand to help plant up on Belle Isle Circus last Friday (18 October 2013). [slideshow_deploy id=’19972′] We all met up on Belle Isle Circus on a drizzly morning for the planting of shrubs and bulbs on behalf of Belle
Ex-pupils of Windmill Primary School were the guests of honour as a new “Welcome to Belle Isle” stone was unveiled yesterday (16 October 2013). The children designed the stone as a project in their final year at Windmill. It features clasped hands and the message “Welcome to our community”.
Protesters opposing plans for Leeds’ new £250 million trolleybus system lobbied outside Leeds Civic Hall today. Around 30 protesters held placards and gave out leaflets ahead of a council meeting to discuss some of the planning issues facing the planned NGT (Next Generation Transport) trolleybus scheme, which will
Denise Kempton at Leeds Youth Services has been in touch: Are you aged 11-16yrs? Live in Belle Isle or Middleton? Then we have some exciting trips for you in October half term! We have a Halloween special at Lightwater Valley, bowling at Xscape and sledging at Xscape. If you
A little video treat for South Leeds Life readers, for those who missed it, here is the Hunslet Club Dance Troupe performance at Leeds Light Night recently. They performed an energetic and exciting dance piece based on the experience of a circus. This group performed a variety of different dance
From 25th October, Belle Isle’s old library will be known as BITMO’s GATE. The tenant-led organisation, which manages almost 2,000 council houses in Belle Isle, chose the name at a recent Board meeting. The old library will now be known as BITMO’s GATE “a resource centre for Belle Isle”.
Join a unique new festival in south Leeds, to celebrate the launch of this year’s Rugby League World Cup in England and Wales. This event is FREE and for EVERYONE – whether you’re interested in rugby, or just want a good day out! The event on Saturday 26th October
The race is on to find the finalists of the Leeds Sports Awards 2014 from here in South Leeds The Leeds Sports Awards is returning in the New Year to celebrate the achievements of our city’s most inspirational sporting heroes. With a stunning new venue and a host of top