What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Tuesday this week was, if you missed it, Universal Childrens’ Day. A United Nations designated day “to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children.” Which gives us an opportunity to showcase the Hunslet Club’s twinned partnership with a similar youth club to ourselves on the
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on the area’sInternational publisher Amazon has published Eve Tidswell’s book ‘Focus on Holbeck in 1881′ in Kindle format, reports the Friends of Holbeck Cemetery. It’s a fabulous recognition of the work the Friends put in – well done all! The
Do you want to be part of Holbeck’s history? Do you want to help make Holbeck Cemetery a more beautiful place for future generations in Beeston and Holbeck? writes Eve Tidswell. If your answer is ‘yes’ to either of these questions then come and join The Friends of Holbeck Cemetery, Holbeck in
There are plans aplenty for new supermarkets in South Leeds. We’ve covered most of them in the past and thought it’d be useful if we provided an update on them. Beeston: The ongoing ‘store wars’ battle between Asda and Tesco on Old Lane shows no sign of ending. Councillors recently
Brian Parkinson of Tilbury Parade, Holbeck, was found guilty for non compliance with Section 92 of the Environmental Protection Act having left household waste and carpet to fester outside his home for months. He was fined £2,500 – the maximum amount for this offence – at Leeds Magistrates Court and
The Leeds Citizen reports that the contracts for the housing PFI scheme in Holbeck and Beeston Hill have still not been signed. A senior Councillor, asked whether the project was on time and on budget said he could “make no promises until contracts were signed”. Read the full story here.
Campaigners Sally Cieslik and Philip Gleason are part of the SPLASH group fighting to get South Leeds Sports Centre in Beeston reopened. Here, they write about their struggle. Saving our sports centre has become akin to an olympic sport in itself.. in fact rather like running an endless marathon. Funny
It’s Wednesday lunchtime and that can only mean one thing! Your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on local blogs, websites and Facebook. Just a reminder that the next South Leeds Life group meeting is on Monday 19th November, 2pm at St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road, Beeston. Come
A lifelong drifter who originally came from Holbeck has made his home on a small island off the west coast of Scotland. For six years Christopher Ellis has lived in virtual isolation, being the only inhabitant of the island and rarely returning to the mainland. Every winter Christopher journeys on
The Hunslet Club would like to say a big well done to three under 13 year old footballers Cameron Hardy and twins Ryan and Kieron Brelsford. These three lads were on their way to evening training when an elderly lady collapsed on the pavement in front of them. They called an