Category: Belle Isle

News and events for the Belle Isle area

Christmas fair at Belle Isle URC

Christmas Fair Saturday 17th November 10am – 3pm Belle Isle URC in South Leeds Nesfield Road, Leeds LS10 3LG Make your Christmas shopping fun….. Santa, cakes, games, face painting and refreshments as well as handcrafted and gift shopping at great prices. Handbags, jewellery, sweets, cards, baby goods, skincare, prints, jams

Ciaran Bingham: Charity launches in memory of tragic Belle Isle teenager

Ciaran Bingham, from Belle Isle, was just 19 when he was killed in a motorcycle accident in Outwood in January 2011. Now a charity – The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust – has been set up in memory of the teenager who championed people in need. Below, his mum Margaret Bingham and Andrea

Quick Thinking Hunslet Club Members Call 999

The Hunslet Club would like to say a big well done to three under 13 year old footballers Cameron Hardy and twins Ryan and Kieron Brelsford. These three lads were on their way to evening training when an elderly lady collapsed on the pavement in front of them. They called an

South Leeds Life community reporters visit Leeds Museum

Yesterday saw the intrepid band of South Leeds Life community reporters learn about photography and how to take photos for their stories – and they also undertook their first assignment. The group took two cars from Tenants Hall in Middleton down to the Leeds Museum, opposite Millennium Square in the

South Leeds Roundup: Cottingley TRAC meeting, Holbeck bulbs and Middleton bonfire picture

Hello everyone. Hope you’re enjoying our new-look blog. We’re still working on some bits and bats, so bear with us as we get on our feet (it’s been, ‘ahem’, an ‘interesting’ experience moving to our new platform, but we hope you like it! Here’s your regular weekly round-up of what’s

Ladies night will raise dog charity funds at Hunslet Carr club

My name is Michelle and I am a volunteer for Doris Banham Dog Rescue. I live in Belle Isle. I have arranged a charity Ladies Night to raise some much needed funds and awareness for our charity. We will also be offering advise on responsible dog ownership and health and

Warning – we are working on the site today

We have been working on upgrading the South Leeds Life website this week. So firstly can we apologise for the disruption that we know at least some readers have suffered. We are confident that once the new set up is fully bedded in the site will look better, be easier

Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Meets Hunslet Club Members At White Rose Shopping Centre

Hunslet Club Boxers were invited to the White Rose Shopping Centre in South Leeds to meet the first ever female Olympic Boxing Gold medalist Nicola Adams.The Leeds born star answered their questions in front of a large crowd of shoppers and media before posing for pictures and signing some boxing