Category: Belle Isle

News and events for the Belle Isle area

Training opportunities in construction

Nicola Akers from Construction Yorkshire has been in touch with information about a training course for young people aged 16-18 who are not currently in education, employment or training. Here’s her guest post: We are running these courses in partnership with Morrison who are the contractor delivering the repairs and

South Leeds Links: Middleton travellers, Hunslet clean-up and Leeds United at the Hub

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick on other websites and blogs: Don’t forget there’s the big Hunslet clean-up on Saturday! Local residents are being urged to take part. Aire Valley Homes have posted maps where skips will be placed in the area over on their Facebook

Pupils on the ball for South Leeds football tournament organised by police

Lads and lasses from six South Leeds primary schools battled it out in a blistering 7-a-side football tournament organised by the area’s Neighbourhood Policing Team. Middleton Park Councillors Paul Truswell, Kim Groves and Judith Blake provided funding for the event, which also included play equipment for those not engaged on

Funding to support young people’s activities in South Leeds

Leeds City Council’s Inner South Area Committee has decided to find a rage of organisations to deliver and support activities for young people in the area. The committee, which covers Beeston and Holbeck, City and Hunslet and Middleton park Wards. South Leeds Life received the letter below explaning the processes.

Family Fun Day & Party In Aid of The Callum Wingate Appeal Coming Soon

You can read more about Callum from Belle Isle in the Yorksire Evening Post here and the fundraising efforts here. The facebook page where you can order hope bracelets from is here. Raffle Prizes available on the day include signed Leeds United shirt, your own personal chef for the night (Matt Healy), tickets to

Storify link: South Leeds politicians on Twitter this week

Here’s a round-up of some of the tweets from South Leeds politicians using social media site Twitter this week. We’re featuring Hilary Benn MP, Cllr Kim Groves and Cllr Adam Ogilvie. Check out the link below: [View the story “South Leeds politicians on Twitter” on Storify]

Bookmarked: Uncover hidden South Leeds with Heritage Open Days

A unique opportunity to see inside the historic Carlsberg Tetley headquarters building in Hunslet before it is transformed into a contemporary art gallery in 2013 is one of the highlights of this year’s Heritage Open Days. Building owners across Leeds play a full part in this national event by opening

Become a community correspondent for South Leeds Life!

It’s now easier than ever before to contribute to our blog! More and more South Leeds residents are contributing articles and reports to this blog – which is great, this is YOUR blog and it’s open to all who wish to contribute. But we’re all too aware from our own