What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Kim Groves Middleton, Leeds Leeds South and East Foodbank are Experience huge spikes in numbers all donations would be greatly appreciated. Stock is running out so thanks to those Schools who kindly donated this week. Many people visiting Foodbanks are employed and on zero hour contracts ( waiting at the
Middleton St Mary’s Nursery in Leeds has been chosen to receive hundreds of pounds worth of new play equipment thanks to Sudocrem’s national campaign, called Play More. One of the oldest nurseries in Leeds, established in 1971, St Mary’s is one of the lucky 10 to win after nearly 1,000
Belle Isle and Middleton have both seen vast improvements in their environment according to local Councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell. Councillor Groves recently went to meet the locality team responsible for the transformation to thank them personally for the difference they have made to the area, which
Feedback has been welcomed on plans to build a new £15 million retail park in Middleton following two recent public exhibition sessions. Plans were unveiled for St George’s Retail Park, which will include a new Lidl shop and B&M Homestore, as well as seven other shop, café and restaurant units. The
Karen Head Hi everyone, I am doing the Yorkshire marathon on Sunday 9 October 2016. My training is going really well. For the past few races I have achieved something I didn’t think I could do. I did Wetherby 10k in the time of 52:13 my fastest ever 10k race.
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Middleton where it’s been a mixed week. The Friends of Middleton Park have posted about beautiful sunrises, graphitised information boards and a successful prosecution for illegal
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is holding a drop-in session at the Belle Isle Working Men’s Club on Wednesday (5 October 2016) from 4-7pm. Representatives from WYCA and First will be available to talk about your local bus service. You will also be able to have your say on
Pupils from Cockburn School in Beeston achieved excellent results this summer against a national and local backdrop that saw exams get harder and a fall in the number of students achieving the top grades. The school is celebrating getting its highest ever exam results with almost 58% of students achieving
South Leeds Golf Club was a sell out for the first Charlies Angel Centre charity ball last Saturday (17 September 2016). The 100 guests were treated to a three course meal, entertainment from singer Tom Bleasby and magician Francesco Mattiello. A prize auction was hosted by comedian Monty Burns. The
A controversial planning application for 93 new homes in Middleton is due to be considered by the South & West Plans Panel on Thursday (22 September 2016). The housing plans, which include 14 affordable 2 and 3 bedroom houses, are well supported, but plans for a new link road has