What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
City and Holbeck Police has released its annual summary. The summary reveals areas where the force has performed well and poorly in, as well as setting out priorities for the coming year. The document below highlights performance figures for 2011/12 compared to the previous year: [scribd id=100119120 key=key-25bl8u4goukdfyvogaf4 mode=list] And here
Holbeck resident Steve Peacock has been part of the Middleton Life local history project. With help from our new community reporters’ website he’s written this overview on the days when trams trundled through south Leeds: I have been interested in the local history of Leeds for many years now and,
Don’t forget, today is the Hunslet Club Gala, the summer starts here! entertainment, music, BBQ & loads of inflatables, come on down South Leeds, the perfect opportunity to see what happens at the club if you have not been before, bring the family, all welcome.
Poor old Belle from Belle Isle was a stray dog that locals had reported seeing over the past four months. Dog wardens were this week able to coax the greyhound into their care with steak after reports of the dog wandering the Newhall Road area of Belle Isle starting coming in,
A fun day out for all the family is promised at the 2012 Middleton Gala tomorrow. The annual event promises entertainment, music and stalls and lots more. it will be held at Middleton Primary School and runs from 11am-2pm. See the poster above for more.
An appeal’s gone out to help find a lost family dog called Bailey. The small Yorkshire Terrier, which hails from the LS10 area, has a red collar. His owners are said to be heartbroken. If you have any information, contact them on 0741 3497790. More details here.
Ahead of tonight’s launch of the Middleton Life local history project at Tenants Hall in Middleton, local resident Sandra Firth has written about her memories. A version of this post will appear in a special heritage edition of South Leeds Life magazine, which will be published later this month. When I
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s been making south Leeds tick on other websites and blogs: Veteran actor Peter O’Toole has announced he is retiring from the stage and screen, at the age of 79. The Irish-born star – best known for playing Lawrence of Arabia in Sir David Lean’s
Holbeck Police have today released a pair of e-fits in a bid to identify two suspected burglars in Beeston. The attempted burglary took place on Tuesday 26 June around 1.30pm on Allenby Road. [googlemaps https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=allenby+road+leeds&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Allenby+Rd,+Leeds,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ll=53.765428,-1.557404&spn=0.004997,0.01281&t=m&z=14&output=embed&w=425&h=350] The suspects are believed to have used a garden spade in an attempt to force entry
A groundbreaking anti-litter project has been branded a great success and is now set to be rolled out across all schools in Middleton and Belle Isle over the next three years. Acting on feedback from her community, Councillor Kim Groves (Labour, Middleton Park) arranged to set up the ‘Love where you