What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This time last year sunflowers were popping up all over Beeston as community gardening group Beeston In Bloom contributed seeds, pots and composts to a children’s lockdown activity pack. Yesterday (14 August 2021) the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Asghar Khan, was on hand to unveil a sunflower themed bench
On Middleton Park’s 101st anniversary the network of organisations that work in and around the park have produced a booklet to help residents get the most out the green jewel at the heart of south Leeds. A look at the list of contributors shows you just how much goes on
Three sports fans from South Leeds are trekking the 110 mile Cleveland Way this week to raise funds for MNDA in honour of Rob Burrow. Richard Harrison, Martin Lee and Phil Hodgson are all run leaders with the South Leeds Lakers running club and all support different professional sports club:
Beeston Library has been transformed in a refurnbishment that has created a more vibrant space with better access and a new door from Town Street. [slideshow_deploy id=’135358′] The Community Hub offers a range of Council services alongside a more welcoming library provision. The Hub offers a Council enquiry service and
As mentioned in this month’s Councillors’ Briefing, a consultation has begun on how to use the land that was formally South Leeds Golf Club and has now been incorporated into Middleton Park. Discussions have been going on between ward Councillors in Middleton Park and Beeston & Holbeck wards; the Friends
Local poet Yvonne Ugarte has published a book of children’s poems, beautifully illustrated by pupils from Beeston Primary School where she works. Yvonne has been writing poetry for fifty years starting aged 5 when she was in foster care. She lost her son, Emil, to Meningitis when he was just
The school summer holidays are with us and weeks of leisure stretch out before us. Whilst this is great for children, it can be a headache for parents. There is a common misconception that “there’s nothing to do round here.” South Leeds Life has set out to prove the doubters
We have been distributing copies of the August newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 29 July 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
Get caught up in sun, fun, chills and thrills for under 19s. There will be a new interactive play system, revamped arts zone, fun fair, food and, of course, our classic inflatables. All of this at a Breeze In The Park near you: Cross Flatts Park, Beeston – Saturday 7
The British Library’s ambitions for a major new public-facing centre for audiences and users in the north of England will take a significant step forward next week when senior councillors in Leeds are asked to back plans to inject up to £5m of funding into the project. The funding would