What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The first photograph appears in ‘Beeston Days’ published by the Beeston Local History Society in 1991. It shows a view, around the 1950s, looking from Holbeck Cemetery, west towards Wortley and Armley. The second photograph shows almost the same view today. What a difference a day, or 60 years makes.
Wednesday July 27th will be a busy day for events in south Leeds. In Cottingley, there will be a health event at Cottingley Towers offering a cooking session, health checks and advice, hand massage, henna and health checks. There will also be a free light lunch at the event, which
An initiative to help attract investment and support regeneration across a large area of South Leeds has been welcomed by the chairwoman of a local residents’ forum. Chair of the Beeston Hill Residents Voice community group Freda Bates told a recent meeting that the Investment Partnership for South Leeds aims
A community cafe run by local residents could open at a planned new divisional headquarters for Holbeck police. A recent packed public meeting was told that multi-million pound proposals to transform the old greyhound track site off Elland Road would be in an ideal position to offer a better service
Following the theft of metal from Middleton Railway, the BBC reports that a 16 year old boy has died after trying to steal metal from the former Skelton Grange power station site in Stourton. It is not known if the two incidents are related. The BBC reported: A teenage
South Leeds residents will this week be able to have their say on plans for a new police headquarters near Leeds United’s Elland Road ground. West Yorkshire Police plans to develop the site at the former Greyhound Stadium at Elland Road, Beeston, into a new divisional headquarters and custody suite.
The following open letter has been sent to Leeds City Councillors Keith Wakefield and Adam Ogilvie: Dear Keith Wakefield & Adam Ogilvie SOUTH LEEDS SPORTS CENTRE It is some time now since the sports centre was temporarily closed and we at SPLASH are concerned that whilst we have heard from
Are you enjoying Wimbledon? Why not play yourself? There are free tennis courts available around south Leeds including Middleton Park and Cross Flatts Park. For the younger player, Leeds City Council’s Sports Development team will be running tennis camps through the school holidays including two at the John Charles centre,
You may have seen in the press that the Children’s Heart Unit at Leeds General Infirmary is due to be closed. A petition of 500,000 signatures has been gathered and presented to 10 Downing Street. Here’s the story as reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post. (photo from YEP) The consultation
By Sherriden Hall, age 12 The Hunslet Club is a place where kids and young people can come and do loads of different things One of the things it organises is an annual trip away for people who come to the club, this year we went to Ambrieres les Vallées in