What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Pupils at Hunslet St Mary’s Primary School take environmental issues very seriously as I discovered when I dropped in on group learning how to grow salads indoors. Nathan Atkinson, Director of Rethink Food and a former headteacher, was in school to show the children how to grow crops in a
Leeds Urban Bike Park in Middleton has won the coveted Trail Of The Year award in MBR magazine, in association with Sram. The magazine praised LUBP’s Red Trail which snakes through Middleton Woods for its accessibility and flexibility. Riders are encouraged to ride the trail repeatedly gaining speed and confidence on
Dozens of volunteers of all ages got digging together during January 2020, planting 2,000 saplings across Hunslet – in what is planned as the first phase of a major tree-planting initiative across south Leeds. Over five days, the volunteers planted the trees on the edge of a number of local
We have been distributing copies of the February newspaper to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11 since Wednesday (29 January 2020). Copies are available from libraries, community centres, GP practices, schools, shops, and other community venues. Copies are also available at Dewsbury Road Tescos. You can find a full list
As billions of eyes around the world watch helplessly the unprecedented wildfires in Australia, one of a growing number of extreme weather events globally, we are publishing a series of special articles to ask: what does this mean for residents and communities in south Leeds? How can we help tackle
Older people and those with additional support needs in Beeston and Holbeck are being offered free door to door transport to GP and other health appointments. The scheme is being trialled in South Leeds as part of the Connecting Leeds project and aims to cut the number of missed appointments
Hua Liu who works for Health For All on their Lychhe Red Chinese elders project has been selected by the Prime Minister’s Office at 10 Downing Street to be today’s Point of Light (22 January 2020). This isn’t the first time Hua has been recognised for her outstanding work. As
At South Leeds Life we believe everyone has a story to tell and with a bit of coaching anyone can be a reporter in their community. So we have teamed up with Slung Low to bring you a training course to give you the skills and confidence to write for us.
Holbeck and its citizens in all their glory – sometimes gritty, sometimes funny, always real – was celebrated at event to mark the culmination* of the Once Upon A Time in Holbeck project last night (15 January 2020). Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, hosted the evening at The Holbeck
Shoppers in Middleton are to be at the forefront of Yorkshire supermarket Asda’s research into new packaging technology, as the local store becomes the retailer’s national test-bed for innovation to reduce plastic. From May, the store will become the first Asda store in the UK where shoppers can fill up