What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South ##*****PLEASE SHARE*****#### MISSING PERSON. SHAUN HOWSON 32years old. Missing from the Middleton / Belle Isle area of Leeds. Last seen at 0200hrs on 21/10/15 (today). If you have any information as to his whereabouts please contact police on 101 as soon
Twenty parents and community members attended a meeting at Cockburn School to discuss the school governors’ intentions to convert the school to Academy status last night (19 October 2015). The meeting heard a presentation from Headteacher David Gurney explaining the school’s reasons for considering conversion. He stressed that the change
Cockburn School is consulting on whether to convert to become an Academy. Academies are state schools, centrally funded by the government and outside the control of the local authority. The school has received an Academy Order from the Department of Education which means the school can convert if the governing
A series of events to support people facing changes in benefits or finding work are taking place across South Leeds starting next Friday (23 October 2015) in Cottingley. The events are being staged by the Inner South Community Committee and will bring together agencies that can offer advice on benefits,
Ladies who enjoy singing and a laugh are invited to an open taster session tomorrow evening (15 October 2015) as the Middleton Minstrels launch an evening choir session. The Minstrels already run a successful group on Friday mornings with a dozen members. The choir is now responding to requests from
A woman from Middleton has been collared having let her dog roam free. Nicola Willmore, of Throstle Lane, failed to pay the £75 fixed penalty notice issued after dog wardens found her dog wandering the streets in April this year. Willmore was fined £40.00, now must pay a £20 victim
Interview with Chris Holmes, new Chair of Belle Isle and Middleton In Bloom. Questions by Kenneth Ingram, volunteer reporter for South Leeds Life. Chris you’ve recently been voted in as the new chairman of the Belle Isle and Middleton In Bloom Group. What do you hope to bring to the
Everybody is invited to this FREE EVENT at Middleton Park visitor centre! Sunday 18 October 2015 – Middleton Park Apple Day – 2-4pm. On Sunday 18 October we are holding an Apple Day. We will have an Apple Crusher and Press – if you have an apple tree bring along
Streets in Middleton and Belle Isle will see a colourful boost thanks to an innovative scheme pioneered by Instaplanta in conjunction with local Councillors and the Middleton and Belle Isle in Bloom groups that sees fully planted displays placed in busy areas. Local Councillor Kim Groves has been working with
I received the following letter this week from Canada: Dear Ken, My name is Kathleen Bok. My maiden name was Hobson. Since 1960 I have lived in Canada. I am the daughter of the Hunslet Carr teacher, Harold Hobson, whom you quite frequently mention in your writings. Recently you have