What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 9 May 2022: Single storey rear extension 2 Allenby Crescent Beeston Leeds LS11 5RZ Ref. No: 22/02832/FU |
Motorists travelling into Leeds city centre are being encouraged to plan their journeys in advance as works to Bishopgate Street and Neville Street begin shortly. From week commencing 23 May 2022, Bishopgate Street and Neville Street will both be reduced to one lane for traffic travelling in towards the city
Detectives are appealing for information following an attempted serious sexual assault on a woman in Holbeck. The victim, aged in her twenties, had been walking on the footpath that passes under the viaduct between Domestic Road and Cross Ingram Road between 9:15am and 9:20am yesterday (5 May 2022). She was
It’s not just books! There is a network of integrated Community Hubs & Libraries offering a huge range of Council services in South Leeds. Hubs are located at Town Street and Dewsbury Road in Beeston, Church Street, Hunslet, St George’s Centre in Middleton and the mobile Hub visits Holbeck (outside
We spoke to South Leeds resident Phil Marshall who was just back from the Ukrainian-Romanian border. Phil is Catholic and is involved with lots of charities and churches in Leeds. One of these is SVP (St Vincent de Paul Society) which is a worldwide church organisation and they have groups
Last month the incredibly talented Manchester Collective and Abel Selaocoe came to Slung Low at The Holbeck to perform a concert featuring classical futuristic and African music. The doors opened at 1pm with activities, including making lanterns, and food for the guests, with every flavour of Fanta! Manchester Collective were
Following last month’s article Model of Self-Help on the start of Kitson & Company I thought I would follow up with the younger James Kitson. James Kitson (Junior) was born on 22 September 1835. He was the second son of James Kitson and his wife Ann (nee Newton) and was
On Monday night (25 April 2022) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. Please forgive the delay in posting this video, we’ve had some technical issues, but managed to resolve them now. You can watch the whole meeting here:
An arts and crafts fundraising afternoon was held on Sunday 3 April 2022 at St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road in Beeston. The event was the brainchild of 8 year old Dorothy Brewer, who is in Year 4 at St Luke’s Primary School. After hearing about the situation facing refugees
A learning centre set up to help young people living in one of the UK’s most deprived neighbourhoods access further education, training and employment is celebrating its fifth anniversary. IntoUniversity Leeds South, a partnership between the University of Leeds and national charity IntoUniversity, works with children, teenagers and young adults