Category: Holbeck

News and events for the Holbeck area

Scoop It Up! Join our campaign to tackle dog fouling in south Leeds

“We have old people, a disabled girl in a wheelchair and young children living in this street. It is very hard to walk on the footpath as dogs have always fouled in front of every house. No-one on our street has a dog. We need help to sort this problem.

From South Leeds to South Africa – two very different worlds

South Leeds Life reader Louise Drury used to work at Middleton-based charity Health for All managing its children’s project and has since worked with disadvantaged kids in Namibia and is looking to live in South Africa. In a special guest post, she writes about the differences in culture and issues regarding, children, education and poverty…

South Leeds Links: Olympic torchbearer latest and new Middleton Park halt

Good morning, south Leeds! We’re back from our little Easter break and our slight lull in filing stories – thanks to Jeremy Morton, Dave Florence, Christine Robinson-Perkins, Deacon Al Henry and Jason Slack for their contributions over this period. We thought it’d be good to round-up some of what’s been going on

Picture Perfect: Holbeck Cemetery at dusk

This wonderfully atmospheric photograph of historic Holbeck Cemetery at dusk was captured by reader Hilary Denham – aka Leedslily on photo sharing platform Flickr. You can catch more of Leedslily’s photos of Holbeck Cemetery on the South Leeds Life group Flickr pool. And there’s a fabulous set of her Beeston

Reminder: Get help with your Community First grant application

CALLING ALL COMMUNITY GROUPS! DO YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR GRANT APPLICATION TO COMMUNITY FIRST? Community First is a government programme which provides small grants from £250 up to £2,500 to community groups in our area. A panel of local people and councillors has been established in order to consider

My daughter Amber and autism

I would like to tell you about my daughter Amber and highlight that it is Autism Awareness Month, writes Cottingley Hall resident Christine Robinson-Perkins. My daughter Amber is a happy healthy little girl who enjoys music and always sleeps with her favourite teddy Stitch. She enjoys playing outside and particulary bouncing

Get help with your Community First application

DO YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR APPLICATION TO COMMUNITY FIRST? Community First is a government programme which provides small grants from £250 up to £2,500 to community groups in our area. A panel of local people and councillors has been established in order to consider applications.  Round one of this