What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A group of Middleton residents are set to become local history reporters and investigate the past of their community. Led by volunteers from the local community, the Middleton Life project has received £49,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The project will empower residents to tell the history of the
Would you like to become a top Tweeter? Are you unable to fathom Facebook or are you being beaten by blogs? The next Leeds Social Media Surgery is on hand to help out. Leeds Social Media Surgery is a free advice session for community and voluntary groups, clubs, societies and
The Yorkshire Evening Post descended on Hunslet throughout last week for a daily look at life in the community. The paper is slowly becoming more community-focussed and representative of our communities, which is good news. Here at South Leeds Life we look forward to continued coverage by the YEP of community issues
No date has yet been set for the demolition of the Middleton Arms, a senior councillor has said. Middleton Park councillor Judith Blake told a meeting of the Middleton Community Group on Saturday that Aldi had so far provided no start date for their plans to demolish the landmark pub
Middleton Community Group is made up of local residents who care about their community -and the group is all set for its monthly meeting tomorrow. The group meets at St Cross Church, Acre Road, Middleton at 10am. Why not come along and have a free cuppa, meet other residents and
Middleton has a very rich industrial heritage. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the first revenue earning locomotives to run on the Middleton Railway, in 1812, and of course the first in the world. This was also the start of the Leeds Loco building industry. South Leeds Life will
We found Peter Spence’s film which documents regeneration scheme in Holbeck on Youtube. It’s well worth a look: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3H1S-M3YM&w=560&h=315]
Council-owned car parks off Elland Road could be used for a park and ride scheme with buses running between the ground and Leeds city centre almost every 10 minutes. The , which are still being drawn up, have been loosely debated at the past two Beeston Forum meetings, including the one
Update: A 30yr old male has been charged with the offence and a number of other offences and was due to appear in court this afternoon. Police are appealing for a member of the public, who played a key part in preventing a possible child abduction on Monday, to come
Al Garthwaite, of the Friends of Cross Flatts Park, guest posts on the successes of the resident-led group… The Friends of Cross Flatts Park are on a mission to make the park a safe and attractive place for the community to enjoy. Over the past 11 years we have built