What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The campaign to stop Royal Mail closing its mail delivery office in Holbeck has been boosted by a speech in parliament and will see supporters gather in Cross Flatts Park on Sunday (22 October 2017). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Royal Mail plans to close the office on
Apple juicing, toffee apples, chutneys, sausage making, longest peel competitions, craft activities… it’s all happening in South Leeds this weekend as communities celebrate Apple Day 2017. Thwaite Mills Orchard Explorers Sat 21 October, 1-4pm. Thwaite Lane, LS10 1RP Go along to celebrate apple day and explore the ancient orchard at
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a series of toy-testing sessions this Half Term, inviting children to get hands-on with the latest Christmas toys in a bid to create Leeds’ very own top ten festive wish list. On Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 October 2017 from 10am–5pm, White Rose’s very
Cottingley Community Centre was busy on Saturday afternoon (30 September 2017) as they opened their new Sensory Room. [slideshow_deploy id=’67723′] The room is kitted out with various objects to stimulate different senses. There is a panel with various textures, made from carpet tiles; light strings; lights that change colour and
The Royal Mail announced yesterday (13 September 2017) plans to close the Holbeck Delivery Office on New Princess Street and move operations to the Leeds City Mail Processing Unit (MPU) on an industrial estate off Wellington Bridge near the Armley Gyratory. Royal Mail, which was privatised in 2013, says the
It’s becoming an annual ritual for South Leeds’ gardening groups to win awards at the RHS Yorkshire In Bloom Awards, but this year two awards stand out: Holbeck In Bloom won Gold for the first time and Cross Flatts Park won Platinum. Other local winners were: Park Fisheries – Gold
With their new multiplex cinema set to open at White Rose Shopping Centre later in the autumn, Cineworld is holding a recruitment event this Saturday (16 September 2017) for team members and Starbucks baristas. The event, at The Village Hotel in Tingley, will be an opportunity to learn more about
If you head down to White Rose this weekend, you’re sure of a big surprise: the shopping centre is hosting a Teddy Bears’ Picnic as part of Baby Week Leeds (11 – 17 September 2017). Visitors will be invited to take part in interactive storytelling at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, and
For the first time in my life I have been asked to do a food review. I am reaping the perks of being a board member of South Leeds Life after three years. An invitation to have a complimentary meal at the newly opened ‘Limeyard’ (All Day California Kitchen) restaurant
Over 500 Year 6 pupils in 11 primary schools in South Leeds have been given a boost as they get ready for secondary education in local high schools next month. They have all received a 64-page booklet entitled “It’s Your Move” which contains a variety of advice, hints and tips,