Category: Belle Isle

News and events for the Belle Isle area

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

South Leeds roundup: Travellers, Middleton Park and Holbeck Cemetery

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick this week on the area’s websites, blogs and on Facebook: Sites in Beeston, Holbeck, Middleton and Belle Isle were considered by the city council for potential traveller sites, alongside the existing Cottingley Springs, a council report has revealed. The Friends

Hunslet Club to Host Northern Ballet’s First Production For Children

The Hunslet Club is pleased to announce the first professional ballet production to grace it’s stage, Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling, which is the Leeds based, world renound company’s first ballet especially for children. A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly

Poll: Should Hunslet and Morley fire stations be merged?

As you may have heard, Hunslet Fire Station could close under proposals being recommended by West Yorkshire’s chief fire officer. The proposal could see the Dewsbury Road station close, along with  Morley’s station on Corporation Street. The stations would then be merged and relocated on a site midway between the two current