What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Residents living on the Cottingley Hall estate in south Leeds recently debated a wide range of issues at a public meeting. Members of the Cottingley TRAC group heard updates on how Cottingley Primary Academy was progressing, plans for a new neighbourhood watch scheme, bin collections on the estate and work
A little video treat for South Leeds Life readers, for those who missed it, here is the Hunslet Club Dance Troupe performance at Leeds Light Night recently. They performed an energetic and exciting dance piece based on the experience of a circus. This group performed a variety of different dance
The race is on to find the finalists of the Leeds Sports Awards 2014 from here in South Leeds The Leeds Sports Awards is returning in the New Year to celebrate the achievements of our city’s most inspirational sporting heroes. With a stunning new venue and a host of top
Construction of two new units at White Rose Shopping Centre, that will house Handmade Burger and Prezzo restaurants, is progressing well. The £2m project, which will see the extension of the foodcourt at the centre, is being headed by principal contractor Morgan Sindall and is providing employment for 30
On Friday morning, Cottingley Community Centre will be part of the world’s biggest coffee morning as they support the Macmillan cancer charity. This will be the ninth year that Cottingley Community Centre, with the help of The Church in Cottingley, has hosted a Macmillan Coffee Morning. When I first
Cottingley Hall Community Centre is to get improvements to its building. In the last 12 months there has been some new blood appointed to the Trustees, the group that manage Cottingley Hall Community Centre. The exciting news is that they are looking at better ways in which to utilise the
I recently had the opportunity through South Leeds Life’s Community Reporter course to sit down with Councillor Adam Ogilvie to discuss local issues. As my only knowledge of Adam was a name on the newly placed dustbins of Cottingley, it was a good opportunity to find out more about
When did you last visit a local shop? As I grew up in Holbeck, we had a shop on almost every corner. Well, at least you never had to walk further than two or three streets to find what you were looking for. Most shops sold everything from “collar
I remember when I first moved to Cottingley in the late 1970’s as a child. The local shops separated the two halves of the estate and were used by everyone. There was a family run post office/newsagents run by Jackie Parker as well as a laundromat and local butchers.
Leeds CAB Outreach service at Cottingley frequently has appointments available at the local surgery for help with benefit, debt, housing and employment problems in the local community. The service is available without charge to any registered patients of the practice. Our advice is confidential to the CAB service, which