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 14 January 2019: Retrospective fencing application Springwell View/Springwell Road Holbeck Leeds LS12 1BH Ref. No: 19/00091/FU | Status: Current
The Middleton Railway is pleased to announce that it is working with the Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT) to restore Manning Wardle contractor’s locomotive “Sir Berkeley” to its original “Logan and Hemingway” livery. When back in service in 2020, this locomotive will be the only working example of a Manning Wardle
The planning application for the controversial Park & Ride scheme at Stourton will come back to the City Plans Panel next Thursday (24 January 2019). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Councillors on the panel agreed in principle to the scheme, but blasted officers for lack of information in
Sustainable urban developer Citu has reached a major milestone this week with the installation of a 50-metre pedestrian bridge, providing a vital link across the River Aire from Leeds’ South Bank to the city centre. The £1.5m eye-catching structure was lowered into place using a 1000-tonne crane and will link Citu’s Phases One and Two of the Climate Innovation District either side of the River Aire, as well as providing crucial connectivity to communities in Cross
The preseason Yorkshire Cup continued yesterday (12 January 2019) with Hunslet Club Parkside beating Featherstone Rovers at their LD Nutrition Stadium. The amateurs of Hunslet Club Parkside are the top side in the community game having gone unbeaten last season. They were up against a Featherstone Rovers side made up
The Yorkshire Cup continued yesterday (12 January 2019) with Hunslet RLFC facing Halifax RLFC from the Championship at the LD Nutrition Stadium in Featherstone. After last week’s whitewash against Batley Bulldogs, Hunslet Coach Gary Thornton was keen to stress that these preseason games are about getting up to match fitness
People from across Leeds and the region are rallying to rescue the former Works Skatepark in Hunslet, with the centre set to reopen this week. As previously reported, the skatepark charity ceased trading and closed at the start of the month, due to financial difficulties. But the immediate outcry online
Middleton Railway is delighted to announce that our 2018 Santa Trains have been a resounding success. Over 5,000 visitors were carried this year, an increase of 10% over 2017. Our web booking site experienced an increase of 20% in sales over 2017, showing how popular internet booking has become. Our
Leading sustainable housing developer Citu is celebrating key milestones as it counts down to its first residents moving into the pioneering Climate Innovation District, on Leeds’s South Bank (parts of north Hunslet and Holbeck close to the River Aire). The Leeds-based developer has announced it is only days away from
Hunslet RLFC kicked off their pre-season with a tough match up against Batley Bulldogs in the Yorkshire Cup at Odsal stadium in Bradford today (6 January 2019). Coach Gary Thornton has made a lot of changes to the Hunslet squad over the close season and this was the team’s first