What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The controversial Stourton Park and Ride will open its doors for the first time on Monday 6 September 2021. The new 1,200 space facility will be the first fully solar-powered park and ride site in the UK. Solar panels and an innovative battery storage system will provide energy to power
We have been distributing copies of the September newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 2 September 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 Set Leeds Local has loved bringing together partners this summer to deliver three fantastic community events at Cross Flatts Park and Holbeck Moor. It was great seeing the parks buzzing with activities. At Holbeck Moor, over 20 local and city organisations came together to provide fun taster activities. Both
Beeston’s Co-op Food store on Town Street has been sold and South Leeds Life understands it will reopen as a Nisa store on 21 September 2021. In a statement a spokesperson for the Co-op confirmed the sale: “The Co-op is moving forward with a clear purpose and momentum and while
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