What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The ‘managed approach’ by Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police to dealing with prostitution in Holbeck has been given a cautious thumbs up in a comprehensive survey of residents. It was revealed at the Inner South Community Committee meeting that about a third of residents had rejected the scheme;
Signs have been popping up all over Holbeck; tales of Holbeck’s glorious past and magical present. They are part of a project created by Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre, with members of their writers’ group. The free writer training scheme has been running for the last 18 months with Casualty
The ‘South Bank’, the parts of Holbeck and Hunslet close to the River Aire, are going through big changes and more are to come. Leeds City Council is now asking for your views as they shape their plans for the area. The area has already seen new campuses for Leeds
Join us on Thursday (8 September 2016) at 11am to begin the new Holbeck Heritage Trail. It is a whole day walk which will begin in Holbeck Cemetery where we will look at some of the memorials of those innovators and inventors who made Holbeck the great centre of Industry
Following a court hearing yesterday, the Irish Travellers that have been camped on Holbeck Moor since 16 August left at lunchtime today (Friday 2 September 2016). Council staff were quickly on hand to clear the rubbish left by the encampment. South Leeds life will be publishing a longer article next
Local residents in Holbeck and Beeston have expressed growing anger around an encampment of Irish Travellers on Holbeck Moor Road. As previously reported here on South Leeds Life, the group of Travellers arrived last week Tuesday (16th August) and established a camp with about 20 caravans and mobile homes. They
The St Luke’s Tenants and Residents Association (serving the northern, ‘bottom end’ of Beeston) are holding a picnic and pop-up sports day this Saturday (27th August 2016), between 1pm–4pm on the green space behind Beeston Hill Medical Centre on Cemetery Road. Bring picnic food to share if possible, from 1pm
MP Hilary Benn cuts the ribbon at new South Leeds £4.5 million affordable housing development Leeds Central MP Hilary Benn recently officially opened a new £4.5 million affordable housing scheme close to the heart of the city. [slideshow_deploy id=’50562′] The development at Brown Lane East in Holbeck includes 18 two-bedroom
St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck has had a bit of a makeover, with housing contractors Keepmoat providing labour and materials to smarten up the entrance lobby. [slideshow_deploy id=’50752′] The project was officially concluded and celebrated with Keepmoat staff joined Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) members and volunteers, and local councillors,
The arrival of a group of Irish Travellers in Holbeck yesterday has provoked frustration amongst local residents – but the Travellers themselves insist that they are only staying briefly, and won’t create any problems. The group started arriving on Holbeck Moor Road in the early afternoon on Tuesday 16th August.