What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hundreds of people gathered ahead of the long awaited opening of Asda’s new superstore in Middleton. The official opening was carried out by Hilary Benn MP together with Middleton Park ward Councillors Judith Blake, Kim Groves and Paul Truswell; children from Middleton St Mary’s Primary School and local residents.
Car broken into, in Middleton 13 May 2014 at about 6:45pm Yesterday I was out attending a conference at Leeds Metropolitan University, on final year computing projects (I’m a second year computer forensics student). I’d left my car outside my home (Thorpe View, Middleton, Leeds). I then caught a ride
Asda’s new store on Holme Well Road in Middleton is set to open on Monday morning (19 May 2014). Hilary Benn MP will be cutting the ribbon at 10am opening a store offering food, clothes, café and petrol station. More than 300 jobs have been created by the development
Did you hear gunfire in Middleton Park on Sunday (11 May 2014)? Don’t worry it was just part of English Civil War day. The event was organised by Friends of Middleton Park as part of their summer activities and featured the Historical Services Group and Friends of Stank Hall Barn.
A New course is starting in Middleton to help you get more from your computer. Using computers in everyday life is a six week course running on Wednesday afternoons that will help you save time and money with new online skills. The course will look at: Managing money online
On Sunday 4 May, Zumba Hannah-Middleton and her classes will be taking part in a two hour ‘Zumbathon’ to raise money for two charities, Help a Capital Child and The Stroke Association. The Zumbathon is being held from 10am-12pm (doors open at 9:30am) at the Parochial Hall in Middleton.
A community campaign has been organised in Belle Isle and Middleton to reduce the amount of dog fouling and litter left by inconsiderate residents. Councillor Kim Groves (Labour, Middleton Park) launched the new campaign to highlight the dangers and consequences of not picking litter or cleaning up after your pets.
Politicians, senior officers and local residents were on hand to welcome the Middleton Park neighborhood policing team to their new home at the St George’s Centre in the heart of Middleton. Inspector Chris Bowen who has charge of our three wards in South Leeds introduced PC Matt Pashley and Sergeant
The Friends of Stank Hall Barn have become Friends of South Leeds Life. Sue Ottley-Hughes from the group has written this fascinating historical overview of this corner of South Leeds: During recent archaeology field walking on the paths in and around the Stank Hall and Barn site by the Friends of
In a bid to find out how grown-ups can break the ice with others, The Big Lunch has asked a group of local school children for their top tips on how to make friends. The Big Lunch visited Middleton St Mary’s Primary School in South Leeds to find out