What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
After a hugely successful first term at their Cultural Community College, the acclaimed Leeds theatre company Slung Low have unveiled an exciting new programme of Pay What You Decide cultural classes for their second term. The new term, which will start on Sunday 17 February at Slung Low’s new location The Holbeck in South Leeds, will offer an
The decision on the major new Park and Ride scheme proposed for Stourton has been postponed, after councillors on the City Plans panel blasted the Council’s own presentations – and local campaigners have vowed to battle on against the project. The cross-party panel – which decides on whether or not
The Church of England have put plans in motion to demolish the modern section of St Mary’s Church in Hunslet. The church closed in 2015 and the modern building, which dates from 1975 is understood to be structurally unsound. However, the landmark clock tower and spire, which are Grade II listed,
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South Leeds Life has once again teamed up with St Luke’s CARES to give community projects in South Leeds the chance to win up to £1,000 AND get some free publicity. St Luke’s CARES have committed £2,000 of money raised from their charity shop on Dewsbury Road to be given out
Stourton is set to get a new inland port as plans for freight traffic to return to our waterways move forward. A planning application has been submitted to create two new wharfs on the River Aire at Stourton capable of handling up to 200,000 tonnes a year of bulk cargoes
Police can now release the identity of a man who died after being assaulted in Leeds on Boxing Day. Maksym Polomka, aged 30, who was a Polish national living in Beeston, was pronounced dead in hospital after being seriously injured in a disturbance in Robb Street, Beeston, in the early
For our review of 2018 we have decided to look back at our newspaper front page stories January: Bike Hub Launches The Leeds Urban Bike Park, to give it its proper name, opened its doors a year ago. Built on the former golf course in Middleton Park and further phase
Well that’s pretty much it from all of us at South Leeds Life for this year. We will have a roundup of 2018’s top news stories for you next week and report on any important breaking stories and we will return with our normal service on Wednesday 2 January. We
We had two very excited children at Low Road Primary School this term. They entered the Greggs Design a Christmas Card Competition and were both winners. Kye James in Year2 said: “Wow, I can’t believe I’ve won.“ Jenna in Reception Class said: “Do we get free sausage rolls now?” Greggs