What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Local ward councillors, Gohar Almass, Annie Maloney and Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) have been getting involved with Keep Britain Tidy’s Love Parks Week 2023. The initiative which ran from 28 July until 6 August celebrates parks and green spaces as well as the dedicated volunteers and workers who
Police are appealing for information on Lee Norton, who is wanted on recall to prison. Norton, who is 29 and from Leeds, was released on licence in May after serving part of a sentence for burglary. He is believed to have breached the terms of his release and police in
Police are appealing for information on Jamie Hegarty, who is wanted by police in connection with a residential burglary in Leeds in which a car was stolen. Hegarty, who is 23, is from the Beeston area of the city and also has links to Cottingley. He is described as being
With bus passenger numbers still 15% below pre-Covid levels and the government support grants only being extended for short periods and at short notice, First Bus are making timetable changes starting on Sunday (2 July 2023). The changes mainly affect early morning and late night services. South Leeds services affected
A new mobile Community Hub and Library service will be making fortnightly visits to Cottingley and is ready to help residents with their housing, council tax and benefits and provide employment support as well as offering library and internet services and much more. The new mobile service aims to bring
It’s not every day that you receive a visit from an FBI Special Agent, but pupils at Cottingley Primary Academy, Leeds, have welcomed Miguel Clarke, a former FBI Special Agent for a session about online safety. The visit was organised by Andrew Firth, MD of Leeds-based digital marketing agency Ascensor.
Last night (27 April 2023) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. All the candidates standing in the ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about and how being
Work has been completed on the Farnley Wood Beck flood alleviation scheme which reduces the flood risk to 15 properties and key infrastructure at the bottom of Churwell Hill. Old Road, and properties on Old Close suffered two notable flooding events in 2000 and 2005. Prior to the completion of
Following the cancellation of Service 9 – Horsforth to White Rose Shopping Centre via Rodley, Farsley, Swinnow and Wortley much work has been done to find a solution to the potential lack of service. By working together with multiple partners, Yorkshire Buses have found a solution and we are glad
Leeds City Council’s head of environmental services was quizzed about the poor performance of refuse collection on the Cottingley Hall estate by residents at a meeting on 15 March. John Woolmer attended the meeting of Cottingley Hall TRAC at the community centre following questions being raised at the Inner South