What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Match day parking permit plan scrapped whilst training ground planned for Holbeck Leeds United’s recent success and bigger crowds have once again highlighted the problems suffered by residents in Beeston on match days. The issue of fans parking on every available street within a 1km radius of the Elland Road
Do you know the story that the ghost of a small boy haunts Marshall’s Mill? Find out about him and other spooky goings on with professional ghost hunters on a tour around the eeriest parts of The Round Foundry estate. Matthew Murray’s Round Foundry and John Marshall’s mills date back
An exciting skills programme for young people to develop practical railway skills is underway in Leeds and has been strongly supported by Cllr Kim Groves, Deputy Executive Member for Inclusive Growth. Real Skills have a fully working rail site at their learning venue in Holbeck, with courses tailored for the
The HUB on Bath Road, home to Holbeck’s own Slung Low Theatre, is the place to see two spooktacular shows over the Halloween period. Sing-along-a-Wicker-Man | Friday 27 October 7:30pm Hosted by David Bramwell and singer Eliza Skelton, Sing-along-a-Wicker-Man is a unique night of entertainment for Wicker Man enthusiasts, featuring
The campaign to stop Royal Mail closing its mail delivery office in Holbeck has been boosted by a speech in parliament and will see supporters gather in Cross Flatts Park on Sunday (22 October 2017). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Royal Mail plans to close the office on
CEG has submitted a hybrid planning application for a significant 3.52 hectare (8.69 acre) site on Globe Road and Water Lane in Holbeck, part of the Leeds ‘South Bank’. This application was lodged in the same week that Leeds City Council approved Vastint’s plans to develop the Tetley brewery site
A range of principles to guide the remodelling of Leeds Station into a transport hub of international significance at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse are to be discussed by senior councillors this week. HS2 will extend the current station southwards across the river Aire. The new rail line will
A report recommending that Leeds City Council enter into formal discussions with Leeds United regarding the development of a new club training ground in the city is set to be discussed by senior councillors next week. If approved by members of the council’s executive board on Wednesday 18 October 2017, the
A Police investigation is underway following the discovery of the body of a woman, in the canal off Globe Road, Holbeck, at 4.45pm today (5 October 2017). A scene was established and remains in place while enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances. A forensic post mortem is due to take
St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck was packed out on Tuesday evening (3 October 2017) with 170+ residents and others gathering for a stormy community forum. The meeting was looking at the controversial local issues of the ‘Managed Area’ (a scheme designed to see on-street sex work tolerated in a