What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
[slideshow]The demolition of the Middleton Arms continues to gather apace – as these photographs sent to South Leeds Life by Deacon Al Henry clearly show. Deacon Al took the photos at 3pm today where a small crowd can be seen watching the demolition of one of south Leeds’ landmarks. We
As everyone here at South Leeds Life looks towards taking a well-earned Easter break, we thought it would be nice to put together a short list of some of the things you can look forward to over the holiday weekend. Feel free to add anything we’ve inadvertently missed out in
Katy Forster has sent South Leeds Life the following information: I work in the Opera North marketing department and we are currently trying to involve the local community in some of our free events that are coming up in our Spring season. The Howard Assembly Room has a wealth of events
Hunslet issues were discussed at the latest meeting of the Hunslet Tenants and Residents Association yesterday evening. About 20 people attended the tiny Church of the Nazarene venue and hear their fellow residents discuss topics including anti-social behaviour, problems with bin collections, bin bags and bins in general! Representatives from
Good morning, south Leeds! Here’s what’s been making South Leeds tick this week on local blogs and websites… Holbeck in Bloom blog features some photos and a report from yesterday’s Yorkshire in Bloom judging – and features Beeston in Bloom and Holbeck in Bloom groups together with the Yorkshire in
It doesn’t seem a week ago we were swanning around in tee-shirts and shorts! But today slushy wet snow has hit south Leeds and is delaying traffic and bus services. 08.19am: Some of the minor roads are quite slippy – and there are reports traffic along Hunslet Road and Dewsbury
The SPLASH campaign to reopen South Leeds Sports Centre held a mock ‘Olympic torch’ event on Sunday. Here, Sally Cieslik thanks people for their support and details the campaign’s next steps. A big thank you to all 20 or so people who turned up and did the run – the
Police are appealing for information following an assault that occured outside the Morrisons supermarket at the Penny Hill Centre in Hunslet. The incident occured at around 1.30pm last Wednesday, March 28, when a 55-year-old man was sat in his blue pick-up truck when another man approached him and assaulted him. The victim
Trophies & medals galore were handed out on Sunday April 1st to the hundreds of talented Arts group members at the Hunslet Club, whilst the Performing Arts Saturday Club put on a fantastic stage show of highlights from the musical Annie! in front of a sell out crowd of over 300. Says Jason Slack
Do you run a community group in inner south Leeds? Well now’s the chance for you to apply for some cash! Community First is an £80 million government-funded initiative which will run until March 2015. The programme will help communities come together and identify their strengths and priorities in order to