What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Beeston Primary School has been rated ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ in its early years provision in its latest Ofsted inspection report published on Friday (13 January 2023). Ofsted grades schools on a four point scale from Outstanding, to Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate. Primary Schools are graded across five categories:
Anyone who thought Leeds couldn’t put on a show should have been at Headingley Stadium on Saturday (7 January 2023) to witness The Awakening, a smorgasbord celebrating the many-faceted cultures of Leeds and kicking off LEEDS 2023 Year of Culture. This opening film set the tone for the evening: The
As part of South Leeds Life’s ongoing partnership with Leeds Playhouse we are able to offer a free* pair of tickets to a range of shows coming up over the next six months. *Of course there’s no such thing as a free lunch, so although the tickets are free we
Henry Rowland Marsden was born on 20 July 1823 in Edwin Street, Holbeck and was the son of John and Maria Marsden (nee Halton). His father had left the Army some two years before, after serving for ten years in the 90th Foot Regiment. However soldiers’ pay was poor and
Cottingley residents vented their frustrations about the long running poor refuse collection service on the estate at a recent meeting of the Inner South Community Committee. Using the Open Forum section of the meeting, Christine Smart asked the Councillors: “This week the binmen told our residents that they were not
Hon Ald Angela Gabriel, the former Councillor for Beeston & Holbeck has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New Year’s Honors list for services to the community in Leeds. Angela represented Beeston & Holbeck from 1997-2022 when she was surprisingly deselected by the local Labour Party. Since
We have been distributing copies of our December newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 today (30 December 2022) and will finish the job tomorrow and Tuesday. Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small
Investigative work carried out by Sustrans and other stakeholders has now resulted in a consensus on a preferred option to create a safe and usable level crossing over the river for cyclists near Skelton Grange Road in Stourton. The current bridge has a narrow, steep set of steps that pedestrians
First things first. Happy New Year and let us hope it is a better one than 2022 – mind you that wouldn’t be too difficult! So what about New Year resolutions? One that would make a real difference would be free school meals for all children of primary age, and
I would like to start this month’s column with a few updates on some recently shared news. I am glad to announce that PCSO Nick Smith was successful at the Leeds District Awards as PCSO of the year. Nick was joined by a colleague from Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team who