What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds We start this week in Hunslet where The Church of the Nazarene host their monthly coffee morning with affordable breakfast on Saturday morning, 10am-12pm. Lupton Street, LS10 2QR. There will be a Councillor
Remembrance Sunday this year will be on 8 November, the nearest to Armistice Day on Wednesday 11. We will remember with gratitude those who risked and lost their lives so that we may live in a democratic and a free society. This year I will particularly remember those very brave
We’ve well and truly moved into autumn. I know this because at least once a day I declare to whoever’s in earshot, “It feels like the middle of the night!” I just can’t help myself, it’s these dark afternoons… Autumn is traditionally the season of harvest. We’ve probably all heard
There’s plenty wrong in our communities. I’m really sorry for all the things that remain undone: the flytipping, the crime and anti-social behaviour, the unemptied bins, the potholes, and more. But it is honestly a privilege – as a councillor – working with local people and others to battle for
I enjoyed reading the brilliant winning entry of the “400 words to celebrate Leeds’ 400th birthday” in last month’s South Leeds Life edition, with Barnaby, the golden owl, as the central character. Continuing with this theme, and the symbolic importance of owls to our great city, I thought I would
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds We start this week with Councillor advice surgeries at Hunslet Community Hub & Library (LS10 2NS) from 10-11am and at Dewsbury Road Community Hub & Library (LS11 6PF) from 11:30am-12:30pm. Middleton Railway is
We’ve just had a blisteringly hot and dry summer and now the rain has started falling, but we need a lot of it to soak the ground and fill up our reservoirs. 17 years ago, when I was the Environment Secretary, it fell to me to tell Parliament about the
We have been distributing copies of our November newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (29 October 2026). Copies are, or soon will be, available from various small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs & Libraries, community centres and pubs. We’ll deliver to schools
Local playwright and poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan’s ‘Peanut Butter & Blueberries’ is a tender, often beautiful play which, sacrificing the absurdity and silliness normally associated with the romantic comedy genre, is instead a gentle and moving depiction of the lives of two young British Muslims and how they are impacted by
The Hunslet Club is inviting families from across South Leeds to join them on Friday (30 October 2026) for their annual Halloween Party, and this year’s event promises an evening of spooky fun for all ages. The free, family-friendly event will take place at The Hunslet Club from 6-9pm, with