What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Web surfers in south Leeds are being warned to continue being vigilant as investigations continue into an online fraud scam. West Yorkshire Police is advising residents to be wary of the scam in which conmen are using the Force logo to try and solicit cash from web surfers after receiving
Here’s bit of fun for Friday. Thanks to someone called “MyTightHead” who took the time to re-write the Bob Marley classic Jammin’ over on YouTube. A bit of fun, but with a serious message We’re Baggin’ You Gotta Pick Up That Poo! is a musical contribution to our Scoop It
A recently-established tea dance is welcoming new people to its weekly event at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre on Wednesday afternoons, 1-3pm. The dance will be hosted by Stuart Jenner who already runs successful weekly events in Morley and Pudsey. For more information visit www.dancewithstuart.co.uk They’re a great way of keeping
Our local councillors met at Hillside in Beeston last night to discuss council business and local issues at the regular Inner South Area Committee. Chair Cllr Angela Gabriel started the meeting by welcoming new Middleton Park councillor Paul Truswell for his first meeting. Cllr Truswell takes over from Geoff Driver, who
South Leeds Life started off in November 2010 with six people sat in room working out how WordPress works, choosing a name and a page format. 700 posts and 60,000 page views later, eight people were back in the same room to form a community group that can build on
Hello South Leeds! Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making the area tick on blogs and websites in the area. “In only its second year the dedicated and enthusiastic In Bloom group is making a clear impression in Holbeck through it’s wide ranging environmental activities. The organisational abilities of its members
Once upon a time, some forty-odd years ago, there was an expanse of housing to the south of Leeds. Mostly built to expand existing villages from 1905 onwards, this area looked little different to many others across and around the city, writes Alison Neale. Back then, town planners worked under
As ‘master’ of the website for the Beeston Hill Residents’ Voice group, today I mothballed the pages, writes local resident Alison Neale. At the start of 2012 the residents’ association ceased to be. Attendance had dwindled week by week and officials frequently outnumbered residents until, for a variety of reasons,
The date and time for this year’s Middleton Gala has been agreed. Put Saturday 14 July, from 11am to 2pm in your diaries now!. The gala will be held on the grounds of Middleton Primary School, and the field behind it. The group organising the gala, which include representatives from
In case you missed it, south Leeds was on telly last night! Channel Four’s The Secret Millionaire programme visited the area, spending time with Yvonne Crowther on the Cardinal Estate and the Dazl Dance group in Middleton. If you missed it, you can watch it again here.As usual, it was