Category: Belle Isle

News and events for the Belle Isle area

South Leeds Links: Youth Hub, Jubilee tickets and Hunslet TRA

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on the area’s blogs, websites and news outlets. Our friends at the Voice of Holbeck blog  say tickets for their jubilee event next month are going quickly – and they also preview their next community meeting. The Friends of Middleton

Council’s Area Committee meets Wed 16th May

The Inner South Area Committee of Leeds City Council has its next meeting on Wednesday 16th May at Hillside on Beeston Road, starting at 6:30pm. The Area Committee is made up of the nine Councillors of our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park (details here).

Leeds empty homes pledge fund launches as Beeston conference looms

“Help us transform empty houses into family homes,”Leeds Community Foundation Chief Executive, Sally-Anne Greenfield has urged ahead of a Beeston conference to tackle the city-wide problem. Leeds Community Foundation is supporting Social Business Brokers’ ‘Call to Action’ on empty homes campaign by opening up a new empty homes pledge fund

Council Election: Labour hold three South Leeds wards – Updated with mayor result

The results of yesterday’s Council elections have been declared and Labour have held all three seats in our area of Leeds: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park ward. This followed the trend across the city and across the country. Leeds City Council remains under Labour control for

More Historic Hunslet Club Films Re-Discovered

 Long lost historic footage of Hunslet Club activities from the 1940’s to the 80’s have recently come to light and are now available for people to see on the internet.  The remarkable quality films include the opening of the youth clubs current home on Hillidge Road by the Duchess of

Looking at Leeds 2012 photography competition

Every picture tells a story .. the Looking at Leeds 2012 photography competition is looking for photographs of Leeds that capture its people, places, cultures and communities, writes Stephanie Hewitt of Leeds City Council. The city has a huge range of events each year – from markets to parades, workshops

Scoop it Up: Council cracks down on dog fouling

Irresponsible dog owners are being asked to sit up and take notice after two Leeds people fell foul of the law. Following a clamp down on people who don’t pick up after their pets, a man from Bramley and a woman from Cross Green were found guilty of various offences