Category: Middleton

News and events for the Middleton area

Friends of Middleton Park announce summer events

The Friends of Middleton Park group have announced a wide array of events to be held in the famous park during the summer months. Highlights include Oddsocks returning for a fifth year, bringing laughs and mayhem – this year Julius Caesar gets the Oddsocks treatment. 13-May-2012 (Sun) – Birdwalking with Linda

Council’s Area Committee meets Wed 16th May

The Inner South Area Committee of Leeds City Council has its next meeting on Wednesday 16th May at Hillside on Beeston Road, starting at 6:30pm. The Area Committee is made up of the nine Councillors of our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park (details here).

Dazl provides another reason to watch Secret Millionaire

Remember how yesterday South Leeds Life revealed how two new social enterprises on the Cardinal estate in Beeston had received some cash courtesy Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire programme? Well Middleton-based dance group DAZL (Dance Action Zone Leeds) are also featuring on the same programme, which is due to be aired

Middleton Park councillor Kim Groves joins Twitter

Middleton Park councillor Kim Groves has joiined social networking site Twitter. You can follow Kim on @groves_kim. She joins Beeston and Holbeck councillor Adam Ogilvie (@adampoglivie)  and MP Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) on Twitter. For those who don’t know, Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories,

Leeds empty homes pledge fund launches as Beeston conference looms

“Help us transform empty houses into family homes,”Leeds Community Foundation Chief Executive, Sally-Anne Greenfield has urged ahead of a Beeston conference to tackle the city-wide problem. Leeds Community Foundation is supporting Social Business Brokers’ ‘Call to Action’ on empty homes campaign by opening up a new empty homes pledge fund

Council Election: Labour hold three South Leeds wards – Updated with mayor result

The results of yesterday’s Council elections have been declared and Labour have held all three seats in our area of Leeds: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park ward. This followed the trend across the city and across the country. Leeds City Council remains under Labour control for