What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 20 March 2023: Retrospective planning application for the static advertising around the development site on Meadow Lane Meadow
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has now confirmed that Cottingley station will close once the new White Rose station is completed and opened. The closure was approved by the the Office of Rail and Road in a letter dated 27 February 2023. Local Ward Councillors Andrew Scopes, Gohar Almass
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South Community Committee, made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place, at the Hamara Healthy Living
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 30 January 2023: One illuminated totem pole signage BP Cottingley Hall Cottingley Hall Service Station Ring Road Beeston
Cllr Andrew Scopes, Cllr Annie Maloney and Cllr Gohar Almass (Labour, Beeston and Holbeck) are warning of disastrous cuts to bus services in our area if the Government fails to extend vital funding in the Spring. Last Autumn they campaigned alongside Mayor Tracy Brabin and Labour’s Northern Mayors to secure