What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Don’t forget it’s the first of our news cafes tomorrow, which give you the chance to meet some of the people behind South Leeds Life. Do you have a story about yourself, someone you know or something that’s happening in your community? Then now’s your chance to tell South Leeds
South Leeds resident Paul Ibbotson has compiled this guest post for South Leeds Life about Atlantic salmon in the River Aire… Atlantic salmon should soon be passing through Leeds to spawning grounds that have not been used since the industrial revolution. Leeds City Council are to install fish passes
The next meeting of the Belle Isle and Middleton Together group, which aims to challenge Far Right groups such as the EDL and the BNP in the Middleton Park ward has been announced. Local resident Pat Scrivins says: “This is a new organisation which is aiming to bring together people from the community
Thanks to everyone who came and supported the Speak To The Streets Breakdance Battle at the Hunslet Club, one of the largest youth clubs in the country, the place was packed out with talented dancers and energy, celebrating positive street culture, here in South Leeds. You can see highlights of
The acting head of South Leeds Music Centre Sopie Bevan has sent us the following information: “I’m emailing to invite you to the South Leeds Music Centre coffee morning concert, which will be held on the 10th December, at Cockburn High School in Beeston. All the students have been working
Beeston and Holbeck councillor Angela Gabriel has sent us the following information (and money off voucher!) to encourage older people to make the most of South Leeds’ leisure centres: [scribd id=74003413 key=key-x7eznbj0dvkyvgmg1kt mode=list]
The latest issue of Middleton Matters newsletter by the Middleton Community Group is circulating Middleton’s shops and community facilities. There’s loads of details on Christmas lights, Christmas events, ‘Welcome to Middleton’ signs, councillors’ surgeries and about the group. We’ve reproduced it below: [scribd id=74021576 key=key-2mdida8duhthy7sgprl mode=list]
Here’s the latest (and slightly edited) press release sent out by the three Middleton Park councillors… Pressure is growing on the developers of a major housing development in Middleton to honour their commitment to frustrated residents to bring their estate’s main roads up to a safe and acceptable standard. Residents
A Christmas fayre will be held in the romantic-sounding setting of the Holbeck Underground Ballroom (HUB), the home of theatre group Slung Low. The HUB is housed in five railway arches on Bath Road in Holbeck. It’s a shared space – a place where other artists and companies can spend time
The Holbeck and Beeston Photohunt was a big success yesterday – but don’t worry if you missed it, you can do your very own photohunt! All you need is a basic camera – a mobile phone would do. Simply print out the list of words below and try to find