What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Full details of the route the iconic Olympic Torch is to travel through Leeds this summer as part of its nationwide journey have been announced today – and includes parts of Hunslet and Beeston. On Monday 25 June, the flame’s journey goes from Leeds Town Hall and travels through the city
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The Voice of Holbeck community group is set to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style with a party at St Matthew’s Community Centre in June. Holbeck residents and community groups in South Leeds are being invited to attend a special planning meeting for the event later this month. More details from
Eleven community organisations across south Leeds will come together on Monday 26 March to form a new partnership – Aspire to Succeed, writes Al Garthwaite. For over ten years, the Aspire To Succeed partners including ASHA Neighbourhood Centre, Health for All and South Leeds Community Radio have worked together to
Deacon Al Henry cordially invites the community of Middleton to an afternoon tea on Saturday 24th March, 2pm-4pm. The event will be held in Middleton Methodist Church Hall, Hopewell View (Old Village) LS10 3TH. It’s free but you will need to RSVP for catering. Call 271 6818 or email deaconalhenry@hotmail.com
Discovered this wonderfully poignant and strangely beautiful video of images of the Middleton Arms, which was gutted by fire late last year. It’s called ‘Middleton (Miggy) Arms RIP – Dead Pub, Leeds’ by jacobus180670. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRbMVFCo7v4&w=560&h=315] And here’s a video of the fire last November… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOLHp3vemcU&w=420&h=315]
What wonderful customers we have! writes Frances Jones. Tuesday was a terrible day at SLATE, The Feel Good Furniture Shop in Hunslet. Metal thieves had been under our van and nicked the catalytic converter, at some risk to themselves. So our van was off the road and we had to
South Leeds residents are cordially invited to two public meetings which will examine the history of their community. The first meeting will be held next Wednesday, March 21, and will feature a talk by representatives of Leeds online history photograph archive Leodis. The following Wednesday, March 28, will see representatives from
Good morning, South Leeds. Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s been making south Leeds tick on other news sites and blogs. The YEP reports on the queen of the Cardinal estate in Beeston, Yvonne Crowther, and her bid to turn a hair salon on the estate into a community cafe