What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I must start by thanking the music Federation for welcoming me into their schools and congratulate them on the continuous great work especially on the climate and the eco leaders. I went to Belle Isle to visit Windmill Primary School on Thursday 23 June 2022 to congratulate them on their
On 26-29 May, 100 people walked 92 miles across the Pennines in memory of Gary Speed, raising over £80,000 to fight male suicide. Organised by Leeds United fanzine ‘The Square Ball’, the walk started in North Wales from the playing field where Gary Speed first started playing football. The walk
We have been distributing copies of our July-August newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 30 June 2022). Please note that we are going back to our pre-Covid practice of not publishing a newspaper in August. Our next newspaper will be out on Monday 5 September.
Friends of Middleton Park are delighted to welcome back Oddsocks Theatre Company for a night of Shakespeare in the park on Saturday (2 July 2022). If you think that sounds a bit heavy for a Saturday night, you clearly haven’t seen Oddsocks before. The company perform Shakespeare with a twist
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start on Saturday at Little Angels Playzone at the Sugar Refinery in Beeston where Leeds Dads will be hosting a free
Cockburn John Charles Academy’s ‘transformation to excellence’ journey continues at great pace: rated good overall and outstanding in two areas by Ofsted The children of Cockburn John Charles Academy (formally The South Leeds Academy) had not, historically, received the education they deserve, and the community rightfully felt let down. Rated
We asked your three new South Leeds Councillors to introduce themselves: Cllr Wayne Dixon – Middleton Park ward I stood for election because I realised that after decades of Labour running our area, little was changing in terms of the basics getting done. I believe that Labour are no longer
Andy Gamble, the Executive Headteacher of the Low Road and Windmill Music Federation has been recognised as an ‘Inspirational Educator for Music Education’ by the Worshipful Company of Educators. Andy received the prestigious national award at a black-tie ceremony at the Plaisterers Hall in the City of London at the
Dragos Abalasi, a Year 11 student at Cockburn John Charles Academy has had is photographic artwork accepted to be shown at The Royal Academy in London this summer. His art teacher, Jessica Crawford, has been entering pieces for the Royal Academy’s Young Artists’ Summer Show for several years. But with
We asked your three new South Leeds Councillors to introduce themselves: Cllr Annie Maloney – Beeston & Holbeck ward I stood for election because growing up I saw the constant injustice so many face. My Mum struggled as a single parent working full time and as I’ve got older, I’ve