What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
White Rose Shopping Centre is creating a buzz this summer with an array of bee-themed family fun from running until 18 September 2022. White Rose, which is home to hives of more than 100,000 bees on its roof, is set to be in full bloom with an array of installations
“Enjoy the little things in life – because one day you’ll look back and realise they were the big things.” Kurt Vonnegut Yes, I’m a Leeds Loiner who can slip into broad Yorkshire – but not always. Once I was supply teaching in Allerton Bywater, only a few miles from
Have you ever heard of Ayurvedic Yoga Massage (AYM) and that this treatment is available in South Leeds? AYM mainly comes from India and works with the needs and energy of the clients, helping to massage and release tension to help improve breathing with some stretching involved too. Julie Gill
Walk down Lower Briggate, cross Call Lane at the traffic lights then turn left and walk east for a few paces and there on your right is a nondescript back street going down to the River Aire. This is Pitfall Street, at the bottom of the street but clear of
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. Saturday is a massive day with three big community events … We start in Hunslet where the community gala kicks off at
On 26-29 May, 100 people walked 92 miles across the Pennines in memory of Gary Speed, raising over £80,000 to fight male suicide. Organised by Leeds United fanzine ‘The Square Ball’, the walk started in North Wales from the playing field where Gary Speed first started playing football. The walk
I recently attended a service at Leeds Minster to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War. Many of us remember it only too well. The shock of the Argentine invasion. The departure of the British Task Force. The sinking of the Sheffield. Brian Hanrahan’s famous report
We have been distributing copies of our July-August newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 30 June 2022). Please note that we are going back to our pre-Covid practice of not publishing a newspaper in August. Our next newspaper will be out on Monday 5 September.
South Leeds Life is looking for people to join the Board of the not-for-profit company which oversees this newspaper and the website. South Leeds Life is politically impartial and we do not allow serving Councillors to be members of the Board. So as a consequence of winning the election in
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start on Saturday at Little Angels Playzone at the Sugar Refinery in Beeston where Leeds Dads will be hosting a free