Category: Cottingley

News and events for the Cottingley area

South Leeds roundup: Holbeck Social Club, Wayne Morgan and Fibre for Middleton

It’s Wednesday lunchtime and that can only mean one thing! Your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on local blogs, websites and Facebook. Just a reminder that the next South Leeds Life group meeting is on Monday 19th November, 2pm at St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road, Beeston. Come

Quick Thinking Hunslet Club Members Call 999

The Hunslet Club would like to say a big well done to three under 13 year old footballers Cameron Hardy and twins Ryan and Kieron Brelsford. These three lads were on their way to evening training when an elderly lady collapsed on the pavement in front of them. They called an

South Leeds Life community reporters visit Leeds Museum

Yesterday saw the intrepid band of South Leeds Life community reporters learn about photography and how to take photos for their stories – and they also undertook their first assignment. The group took two cars from Tenants Hall in Middleton down to the Leeds Museum, opposite Millennium Square in the

South Leeds Roundup: Cottingley TRAC meeting, Holbeck bulbs and Middleton bonfire picture

Hello everyone. Hope you’re enjoying our new-look blog. We’re still working on some bits and bats, so bear with us as we get on our feet (it’s been, ‘ahem’, an ‘interesting’ experience moving to our new platform, but we hope you like it! Here’s your regular weekly round-up of what’s

Warning – we are working on the site today

We have been working on upgrading the South Leeds Life website this week. So firstly can we apologise for the disruption that we know at least some readers have suffered. We are confident that once the new set up is fully bedded in the site will look better, be easier

Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Meets Hunslet Club Members At White Rose Shopping Centre

Hunslet Club Boxers were invited to the White Rose Shopping Centre in South Leeds to meet the first ever female Olympic Boxing Gold medalist Nicola Adams.The Leeds born star answered their questions in front of a large crowd of shoppers and media before posing for pictures and signing some boxing

South Leeds Links: Holbeck meadows, Middleton crossing and crime

Morning all! Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on the area’s websites, blogs and on Facebook. Holbeck’s meadows are still blooming in October, according to Holbeck in Bloom blog. And the group’s got a meeting coming up soon. Middleton residents who were told a busy-three way

Meet your new community correspondents for South Leeds Life

Pictured above are some of the local residents who are about to become community correspondents for South Leeds Life! This afternoon we’ve been holding the first session of our 10-week community correspondents course at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre. Course participants got a preview about what the course will offer, including

South Leeds residents form community network

Members from a number of community groups across South Leeds have met to form a new network. The meeting, at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre in Middleton last night, saw local residents agree to form the South Leeds Community Network, which aims to help local groups access information to support their