What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On August 1st 2011, Joseph Priestley College merged with Leeds City College. The former Joseph Priestley sites in Beeston, Morley and Rothwell are now Leeds City College Centres, writes marketing manager Kirsty Lunn. This partnership aimed to improve learning opportunities and provision in the City – bringing benefits to local
A group of Holbeck residents have joined together to help turn around the fortunes of their struggling Holbeck Social (Working Mens) Club. Many clubs and pubs are feeling the effects of the econmic downturn. The new Friends of Holbeck Social Club group is there to support the WMC and has
Breeze on Tour has something for all young people aged 0 to 19 years, so don’t miss this summer’s date at the John Charles Centre for Sport. And, as an added bonus, it’s completely free! You just need to bring your Breezecard with you – don’t worry if you don’t have one,
Leeds Play Network are delighted to be hosting Leeds’ contribution to National Playday this year in the Hunslet. They will be running a wide range of activities alongside local organisations in the area including one of the largest youth clubs in the country, the Hunslet Club. Jump on the clubs’ Bouncy Castle &
Work has officially begun a new divisional police headquarters at Elland Road after ground breaking ceremonies took place last week. Police hope the new building will provide a modern, flexible working environment as well as enabling Officers to train for real life situations with more realism than before. The new
As the news agenda slows down during the summer holidays – it’s called the ‘silly season’ in the press – we decided to try out a new, cleaner and fresher look for our blog. We hope it’ll make our posts easier to read. What do you think? Is it better
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick this week from other websites and blogs. The YEP reports on a good news story that a Leeds businessman is pumping £500,000 into turning a formerly notorious pub on Dewsbury Road into an Asian supermarket. Sad to see the negative tone of some
The sun shone and the crowds flocked to the moor to enjoy Holbeck Gala 2012. One of the organisers, Ian Pickup, said: “What a fantastic day – the sun was out and we had lots of fun…” Many stalls were held by local business and communities providing food and drinks, raffles,
The number 86 bus route – operated by First Leeds – runs right through the heart of south leeds – but according to one report, it’s becoming increasingly unreliable. Local resident Enrico Giacani has reported the problem to the Fix My Transport website. He said: “Every day the bus is
Did you know you can report problems on your street to Leeds City Council via the Fix My Street website? Lots of south Leeds residents have already been reporting their problems to the site – which is run by MySociety and makes it easy to report, discuss and track local complaints. Issues reported