Category: Middleton

News and events for the Middleton area

South Leeds Links: Middleton travellers, Hunslet clean-up and Leeds United at the Hub

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick on other websites and blogs: Don’t forget there’s the big Hunslet clean-up on Saturday! Local residents are being urged to take part. Aire Valley Homes have posted maps where skips will be placed in the area over on their Facebook

Pupils on the ball for South Leeds football tournament organised by police

Lads and lasses from six South Leeds primary schools battled it out in a blistering 7-a-side football tournament organised by the area’s Neighbourhood Policing Team. Middleton Park Councillors Paul Truswell, Kim Groves and Judith Blake provided funding for the event, which also included play equipment for those not engaged on

Funding to support young people’s activities in South Leeds

Leeds City Council’s Inner South Area Committee has decided to find a rage of organisations to deliver and support activities for young people in the area. The committee, which covers Beeston and Holbeck, City and Hunslet and Middleton park Wards. South Leeds Life received the letter below explaning the processes.

Family Fun Day & Party In Aid of The Callum Wingate Appeal Coming Soon

You can read more about Callum from Belle Isle in the Yorksire Evening Post here and the fundraising efforts here. The facebook page where you can order hope bracelets from is here. Raffle Prizes available on the day include signed Leeds United shirt, your own personal chef for the night (Matt Healy), tickets to

Slideshow: Friends of Middleton Park Craft, Flower and Produce Show

[slideshow] A lovely September day drew the crowds to Middleton Park for the fourth annual  Friends of Middleton Park Craft, Flower and Produce Show. After weeks and months of growing of the produce and flowers, the flower arranging, the making of the crafts and the taking and framing of  pictures

Storify link: South Leeds politicians on Twitter this week

Here’s a round-up of some of the tweets from South Leeds politicians using social media site Twitter this week. We’re featuring Hilary Benn MP, Cllr Kim Groves and Cllr Adam Ogilvie. Check out the link below: [View the story “South Leeds politicians on Twitter” on Storify]

Reminder – Middleton Park Craft, Flower and Produce Show on Sunday

Alan Shaw of the Friends of Middleton Park group writes – I thought I would just post a little update about a little event that we have going on this Sunday – yes, it’s the fourth Friends of Middleton Park Craft, Flower and Produce Show – you might have heard

White Rose Centre expansion plans include extended shops,cinema – and jobs

A planning application for a cinema, four new catering outlets and additional retail space, including extensions to the existing Debenhams and Primark stores at White Rose Shopping Centre, will be submitted to Leeds City Council later this year, it’s been announced today. Land Securities, which owns and manages the south

Bookmarked: Uncover hidden South Leeds with Heritage Open Days

A unique opportunity to see inside the historic Carlsberg Tetley headquarters building in Hunslet before it is transformed into a contemporary art gallery in 2013 is one of the highlights of this year’s Heritage Open Days. Building owners across Leeds play a full part in this national event by opening