What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
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
A 38 year old woman was walking her dogs on the grassed area at the junction of Raylands Close and Raylands Lane, Belle Isle when she was threatened by a man with a knife, police have said today. The incident, at 5.20pm on Friday 31st August, saw the woman approached by a
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
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. A newsagent’s shop in Dewsbury Road has been given the go ahead to sell booze until 2am despite the concerns of nearby residents, reports the YEP. The paper also reports on how a loyal former amateur rugby
Have you left school or college and are wondering what to do next? We know the jobs market is very difficult at the moment, so you need to get any advantage you can. We’ve heard about a programme running this autumn which might be just what you need. REAL+ ETC
Local residents attended the latest New Forest Village community meeting in Middleton held at the St George’s Centre. The residents raised three main points during the meeting: 1) Speeding and dangerous driving on New Forest Way; residents reported that this occurs at all times of day but mainly on an evening from 5pm
As the Channel 4 advert says “Thanks for the warm up” – here come the Paralympic Games. Leeds will be celebrating the torch relay with a Paralympic sports taster for disabled and non-disabled people at the John Charles Centre in South Leeds. Leeds Paralympic Flame Celebration will see disabled and
Leeds Federated Housing Association, which has 4,000 homes across Leeds and Harrogate including about 1,000 in South Leeds, is taking part in a research project to explore the effects of welfare reform. The housing association is working with Ruth Patrick, a doctoral researcher in the School of Sociology and Social
Dont forget that there are grants of up to £2000 available for community groups in South Leeds thanks to Community First, with decisions made by local panels. The next deadline for the City & Hunslet Ward is September 3rd. Take a look at the information at the link below to