What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Controversial plans to demolish South Leeds Sports Centre have been approved this afternoon. Senior councillors approved recommendations that the West Park Centre, the former Royal Park Primary School in Hyde Park and South Leeds Sports Centre in Beeston should be demolished as the council looks to cut its budget. A
At its meeting on Wednesday (17th July 2013) the Council’s Executive Board is considering a recommendation to demolish South Leeds Sport Centre as part of a report on the Council’s Derelict and Nuisance Property Programme. The report notes that the option to transfer the Centre to a local community
Following on from Kenneth Ingram’s photos and report, Paul Bullivant has sent in these photos from Holbeck Gala: [slideshow_deploy id=’17603′] If you have photos of events out and about in south Leeds, please send them to us at southleedslife@gmail.com
I arrived early at Holbeck Gala on Saturday (6th July 2013) to take some photos of the stalls before the crowds gathered. [slideshow_deploy id=’17536′] It was still a bit quiet, with stalls around the perimeter of a very large park area. Seemed a bit strange, thought maybe a
A £180 million regeneration scheme for the Beeston Hill, Holbeck and Little London areas is set to start in September after a long wait. Leeds City Council executive board member Cllr Peter Gruen this afternoon said that a contract between the council and partner Sustainable Communities For Leeds had been
The ever popular Hunslet Club Youth Club section, which regularly attracts 70+ people from across South Leeds on a Wednesday night is now expanding to be open on Friday nights as well. If you’re between 8 and 16 and want somewhere to hang out with friends, make new ones, try
It’s definitely gala season in south Leeds! Organisers of this Saturday’s Holbeck Gala are hoping people are going to come out to support what plans to be a really good family day. Holbeck Gala takes place on Saturday on Holbeck Moor from 12noon until 5pm. There will be a range of
There’s a Rock’n’Roll / Rockabilly Band night at Holbeck Working Mens Club (Jenkinson Lawn, Leeds, LS11 9QX) as a warm up to Holbeck Gala this Friday 5th July from 7pm. Chuck Wagon Band (ex-Vic Windsor of Emmerdale’s Band) and Pink Peg Slax will be playing. Bring your dancing shoes! £1 door
I called at the shop on Elland Road the other day, to get an old lady a loaf of bread. Coming back and turning down Brown Lane I had to stop in the queue of traffic in order to right to go over the flyover and back to the
About 30 people attended Saturday’s Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum at St Matthew’s Community Centre. Some of the members of the Forum had spent the morning on a visit to Chapeltown and the first part of the meeting saw a discussion on lessons to learn from that area. A common view