What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A free event to highlight a campaign to encourage plain packaging for cigarettes is being held at St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck on Friday, July 6. As we reported back in May, the Plain Packs Protect campaign says every year 340,000 children and young people are tempted to try smoking.
A new council report has highlighted how a number of historic south Leeds buildings are ‘at risk’. According to a report in the YEP today, these include: Beeston’s Stank Hall Barn, which some say was built with timber left over from the construction of ships used by explorer Christopher Columbus;
Here’s your weekly roundup of what’s making south Leeds tick on other websites and blogs: Aire Valley Homes reports on its Facebook page that iddleton has a new welcome sign!…. installed by Groundwork, supported by the Middleton Community Group, and funded through Aire Valley Homes’ Inner South Area Panel. See
Local residents can have their say on a community-led plan to make a difference in Holbeck. If you live or work in the Holbeck area and would like to make Holbeck a better place you can help form the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan, which is supported by Leeds City Council. Pop into St
Projects and individuals in south Leeds been short-listed in the Leeds Community Stars 2012 awards – and YOU can have your say who wins a special award. The ceremony will celebrate the hard work and initiative of individuals and groups. A celebratory event to recognise the inspirational individuals and projects, hosted
With the Hunslet Festival set to get people partying this coming Saturday afternoon, June 30th, (including dance performances & sports showcases from Hunslet Club members) The Hunslet Club invites adults to come and continue the celebrations into the evening with an 80’s Night to remember…
The Olympic Torch got a warm reception as it made its way through South Leeds this morning. Crowds came out in Hunslet and Beeston show their support and take the once-in-a-lifetime chance to glimpse the “eternal flame”. But one group had mixed feelings. The SPLASH group have been campaigning for
Coming next Friday to the Hunslet Club…
Monday will see the big day finally arrive! The Olympic Torch will be carried through Beeston and Hunslet early in the morning – and South Leeds Life is encouraging everyone to line the streets and celebrate! Earlier this week, an estimated crowd of 25,000 people lined the streets of Boston Spa, Wetherby
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick via other websites and blogs. The sale of Beeston Methodist Church is being stymied by banks’ reluctance to lend, an estate agent has told the YEP. The paper also reports a five-month sit-in by an elderly pensioner at a Beeston old folks’ home has