What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Heartless thieves have struck at the heart of south Leeds’ heritage by targeting the Middleton Railway for the second time in under a year. In this latest incident, thieves took between £6,000 to £7,000 of metal from the world’s oldest continuously working railway, which has been running since 1758. Volunteers who now run the
More than 20 people attended a public meeting in Middleton last night to hear about the work of the Leodis online archive of old Leeds photographs. The meeting was part of the Middleton Life local history project, which is made up of a group of local residents who are looking
Here are some links to stories which have been making south Leeds tick this week… The Friends of Middleton Park have organised a litter pick for this weekend and also update readers on progress on the park’s big revamp. The YEP follows up on a story we featured a couple
Fancy taking part in zumba sessions in Middleton? We’ve been sent details of a couple hewre, including Middleton Methodist Church and a new one at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre in Acre Close. Get those dancing shoes on… Here’s the poster with all the details… [scribd id=86129798 key=key-wbsfn3nxcfbgfzqdozh mode=list]
There is all sorts of exciting stuff going on at the club during activity camp for 5 to 14 year olds including football, dancing, cricket, table tennis, cooking, arts & crafts, bouncy castle, internet time, trampolining, dodgeball, parachute games, pool, rounders, DJing, badminton, tag rugby and much more. This short video shows
Your local councillors from the three wards in inner south Leeds – Beeston and Holbeck, City and Hunslet and Middleton Park – are set to meet tonight to discuss local issues. The Inner South Area Committee is meeting at St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck tonight at 6.30pm. On the
The folks at the Middleton Life project always put on a good event – and tomorrow (Wednesday) night’s going to be no exception. The local history project will feature a talk by the people from Leeds’ online photo archive Leodis. All south Leeds residents are welcome to attend. The free
Are you looking for a fun place for your child to relax, play and make new friends, especially with the Easter holidays coming up? Asha Playscheme is open to any child aged between five and 12 years of age living in the South Leeds area and runs run on Tuesday, Wednesdays and
Middleton’s phone mast probloems have hit the press again. Our friends at the Yorkshire Evening Post have put together this report: A master protester has his eyes on stopping a sixth mobile phone mast going up in his area in 20 years. Roy Bowler, from Middleton, has again been spurred
A community-based operation, ‘Love where you live’, ran in Middleton recently, covering the Westwood estate, reports the Rothwell Neighbourhood Policing Team. The policing aim is to reduce burglary figures by making houses less attractive to burglars. During the day the NPT worked alongside 15 young police ‘explorers’ visiting over 590 addresses