Category: Middleton

News and events for the Middleton area

Scoop It Up: Friends of Cross Flatts Park group back dog fouling calls

The situation has improved in the park, but there are still problems, writes chair of Friends of Cross Flatts Park Angela Gabriel for our Scoop it Up anti-dog fouling campaign. We were planting our new edible garden the other day. A dog started squatting to its business, so the man

Apply for community funding in South Leeds through Aire Valley Homes

Last year Aire Valley Homes supported more than 30 local initiatives and projects in South Leeds through the Inner South Area Panel, writes Carla Yoemans. Events such as Holbeck Gala and Hunslet Festival received funding, as well as the new ‘Welcome to Middleton sign’ and the coffee mornings at Cross

Slideshow: The wonders of Middleton Park

[slideshow]Photographer Alex Smith joined the Middleton Life local history group’s rainy walk around Middleton Park with the Friends of Middleton Park last week. His photos of the walk, which looked at the rich history of the park were so good we thought we’d include them as a slideshow on the blog.

Video: Dazl hip hop group do their stuff

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Pon4q18aM&w=560&h=315] Middleton-based DAZL dance group have been going all hip hop as the as this video of their group filmed at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre shows. If you’re a young person aged 3 – 25 years living in Leeds and fancy trying out the latest dance styles, why not check

Dog fouling map: ‘Hopscotching’ reported down St Luke’s Road

As more people report their south Leeds dog fouling problems in our Scoop It Up campaign, today we’re focussing on our interactive dog fouling map, which has so far had more than 500 views in just over a week. The map, which you can see below, allows readers to chart

Scoop It Up: Problems leading to Cross Flatts Park reported

Our Scoop It Up campaign, which is targeting dog fouling in South Leeds, is already having an impact. Remember we mentioned last week about problems with dog fouling on streets leading to the parks where they’re due to be walked? One reader has already reported problems anonymously to Leeds City Council

Middleton Life project visits historic Middleton Railway

[slideshow]Members of the Middleton Life history project enjoyed a trip to the world’s oldest continuously working commercial railway on Saturday. Unlike our trip to Middleton Park on Wednesday, the weather stayed mostly dry at Middleton Railway. We were treated to a talk on the history of the railway by one

It’s down – Middleton Arms is gone but not forgotten

The Middleton Arms is now nothing but rubble. The 87-year-old pub has been a real landmark in the area, but bulldozers completed the job on Saturday. The site will now be cleared before work starts on building a new Aldi store. There are some more photos and reaction on the Middleton