What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A pioneering store in Hunslet that sells affordable furniture to people on low incomes has received a much needed financial boost, thanks to local councillors. Cllr Angela Gabriel (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) says she is delighted that her colleagues on the South (Inner) Area Committee have recognised the work that
[slideshow] A member of the Government has visited Beeston to sample life at a pioneering low carbon development. Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, was at Greenhouse to hear about using renewable technologies to help reduce fuel bills. He also chatted to local residents. Sustainable developers Citu
Organisers behind the annual Beeston Festival are planning to mark the London 2012 Olympics in a big way in South Leeds – by organising their own mini-Olympics. The event in Cross Flatts Park will be held just a couple of weeks before the actual Olympic torch passes through South
Residents in Beeston and Holbeck are being urged to attend the next meeting of the SPLASH campaign to reopen South Leeds Sports Centre. SPLASH organisers are encouraging people to attend their next meeting, which will be on Monday, 23 January, at Hillside at 7pm. They’re hoping to build momentum in
Check out this YouTube video, which is a tribute to the buildings of Holbeck which were demoloished over a year ago to make way fore the Holbeck and Beeston Hill PFI regeneration scheme. The video slideshow includes some really nice images and was uploaded by ‘Good Honest Iago’. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sl2voOzc1k&w=420&h=315]
Thousands of people are expected to experience all the fun of the fair as the Leeds Valentine’s Fair returns to Beeston to celebrate its 21st birthday. The fair opens at 5pm on Thursday 9 February with more than 100 attractions. This year the fair will welcome for the first time
We were browsing through YouTube when we came across this video of a new mural created by talented youngsters at the new South Leeds Youth Hub in Belle Isle. The mural was apparently painted during a series of workshops at the hubon the topics of what goes on there, pool, biking, hair dressing
A community group in South Leeds is looking for keen volunteers who are interested in taking a ‘Walk on the Wide Side’ over the next few months. The Friends of Skelton Grange are running a series of volunteer days and training events to create a new nature trail at Skelton
Leeds City Council has sent a message to the government criticising the impact of austerity measures on children and young people. At yesterday’s full meeting of the council in the Civic Hall, Middleton Park councillor Judith Blake referenced a recent report into the impact of austerity measures on families and went on to
Police are appealing for information to trace to three suspects who are believed to have broken into a 90-year-old woman’s house by claiming to be police officers. The incident occurred between 10am and 10.30am on Tuesday morning and at a house on Longroyd Street North in Beeston. Three men, two of