What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We thought it was about time to change our Twitter avatar – that’s the little picture that appears next to each “tweet”. When we started the account, we looked through a lot of images from South Leeds and looked for something iconic. We chose an image of the water tower
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. As the summer holiday season really starts to kick in, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve now passed the 100,000 page views mark since South Leeds Life started in late November 2010. And we’ve just clocked
On August 1st 2011, Joseph Priestley College merged with Leeds City College. The former Joseph Priestley sites in Beeston, Morley and Rothwell are now Leeds City College Centres, writes marketing manager Kirsty Lunn. This partnership aimed to improve learning opportunities and provision in the City – bringing benefits to local
Belle Isle Family Centre Café is holding a big BBQ lunch on Wednesday, 8 August, from 12.30pm-2pm. All welcome! Choose two of: Hot dog, burger, chicken burger, veg skewer and sausage. All served with: salad, pasta salad, cous cous. Dessert is fruit salad or trifle. Cost is adults £4, children £2.50
Wednesday in the Woods starts next week at Belle Isle Family Centre – perfect for curing that school holiday boredom! Wednesday in the Woods will be held in Belle Isle, Cottingley and Middleton on different dates and feature a bouncy castle, sports, arts and crafts and a variety of other activities. The
Breeze on Tour has something for all young people aged 0 to 19 years, so don’t miss this summer’s date at the John Charles Centre for Sport. And, as an added bonus, it’s completely free! You just need to bring your Breezecard with you – don’t worry if you don’t have one,
Leeds Play Network are delighted to be hosting Leeds’ contribution to National Playday this year in the Hunslet. They will be running a wide range of activities alongside local organisations in the area including one of the largest youth clubs in the country, the Hunslet Club. Jump on the clubs’ Bouncy Castle &
Work has officially begun a new divisional police headquarters at Elland Road after ground breaking ceremonies took place last week. Police hope the new building will provide a modern, flexible working environment as well as enabling Officers to train for real life situations with more realism than before. The new
As the news agenda slows down during the summer holidays – it’s called the ‘silly season’ in the press – we decided to try out a new, cleaner and fresher look for our blog. We hope it’ll make our posts easier to read. What do you think? Is it better
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick this week from other websites and blogs. The YEP reports on a good news story that a Leeds businessman is pumping £500,000 into turning a formerly notorious pub on Dewsbury Road into an Asian supermarket. Sad to see the negative tone of some