What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We reported yesterday how the clock was ticking down to June 9 and this year’s Beeston Festival and we wanted to bring you the dates of some3 of the other big summer events and galas which are a staple of life in South Leeds. On Saturday 19 May the Cottingley
Welcome to our weekly round-up of what’s going on in South Leeds via other blogs and websites. Here’s what’s making the area tick… The Friends of Hunslet Cemetery have reported impending success in their campaign for better security and fencing at the cemetery. They’ve posted the news up on their
Middleton Park FC is recruiting new players – specifically tots and mini-tots! The Belle Isle-based club, which runs a number of teams for youngsters, is now looking for players as young as 18 months old to have fun and play for their club. For more information, contact Wayne Dixon on 07852
As more people report their south Leeds dog fouling problems in our Scoop It Up campaign, today we’re focussing on our interactive dog fouling map, which has so far had more than 500 views in just over a week. The map, which you can see below, allows readers to chart
Our Scoop It Up campaign, which is targeting dog fouling in South Leeds, is already having an impact. Remember we mentioned last week about problems with dog fouling on streets leading to the parks where they’re due to be walked? One reader has already reported problems anonymously to Leeds City Council
Belle Isle’s own Nell McAndrew has today posted a great time of two hours and 54 minutes at today’s London Marathon. The former Lara Croft model, 38, posted the fabulous time – her personal best – at the 2012 event. She was raising money for Cancer Research. Here’s a link to Nell’s Justgiving
Here’s a first for the Hunslet Club, recently a film crew descended on our Boxing Gym to film parts of a music video by Toby Gale. The scenes are set in the 1980’s and the producers, South Leeds based production company Crown & Owls, have done a fantastic job of back-dating
[googlemaps http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=208104848291920538910.0004a635bd22fe31716e3&ie=UTF8&t=m&source=embed&ll=53.750284,-1.54654&spn=0.015531,0.000343&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Our map of local community groups and organisations in Soiuth Leeds is proving very popular. Since we launched it a few months ago, dozens of local groups have added their details to the map, which has been viewed more than 1,500 times so far. The latest group to
The new Leeds Online blog – if you haven’t seen it yet check it out, it’s ace! – has run a post about a Leeds Question Time debate on April 30 which will give Leeds residents the opportunity to debate the question: Does Leeds need an elected mayor? There’s been a
Problems with dog fouling have been raised by the Friends of Hunslet Cemetery on their Facebook group. Member Lorraine Paul posted a photo of dog much in the cemtery and added: “Went to cemetery today – look what I found two graves away from my mam and dads. Absolutely disgusting.”