Cold weather update from Leeds City Council
Bin collections Due to the ongoing challenging road conditions, bin collections in Leeds continue to be impacted. If a scheduled collection is missed residents are advised to leave their bin out and the waste team will do their best to empty it by Sunday (12 January 2025). Extra waste will
Read our January newspaper online
UPDATE: Distribution of our print edition has been interrupted by the severe weather. Whilst we got to many pick up points on Friday and Saturday, we have not been able to complete deliveries this week. Although most roads are passable many pavements are still dangerous and we do not want
Free* tickets for Leeds Playhouse shows this spring and summer
Once again we are offering free* tickets to shows at Leeds Playhouse this spring and summer. What’s the catch? Well in return for two free tickets to the press night, we ask you to provide us with a review of the show. Don’t worry if you’ve never written a review
Local history: South Accommodation Bridge
Continuing our series on the bridges over the River Aire and canals, we now leave Crown Point Bridge and walk south along the towpath until we come to our next and final bridge the Hunslet and South Accommodation Bridge. Very little information has been found about this road and bridge.
2024: review of the year
There are many ways to review how South Leeds Life reported on the year just gone. We could focus on the most read articles, or what we put on the front pages of the newspaper. Instead we’ve decided to highlight positive stories that we reported on month by month through
Evie bus character brings children’s book to life for Beeston Primary pupils
A children’s book to help young minds begin to understand about reducing carbon and environmental choices has been published by First Bus in North and West Yorkshire. ‘Tinyfoot and Evie’s Adventure to Tiny Street’ features Evie the electric bus and her friend Tinyfoot. And a life-size Evie character visited Beeston
Legally Blonde at Cockburn School
This year’s Christmas production at Cockburn School was Legally Blonde. The show was seen by a total audience of 1,000 people at four evening performances and one matinee for local primary schools. We went along to the matinee which was attended by pupils from Hugh Gaitskell, Park View, Hunslet Carr
Review: Mr Snow at Leeds Playhouse
Mr Snow is a seasonal production at the Leeds Playhouse which is aimed at toddlers and young children from the age of 3 upwards. On a wet and cold afternoon, my three year old daughter Rosie and I went along to the show, with me wondering just how much of
Leeds College of Building students triumph at national SkillBuild competition
Leeds College of Building is celebrating after four students took podium positions at the national final of SkillBuild 2024 – the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild showcases some of the brightest talent in construction. The prestigious