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. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. It’s a very busy first Saturday of the month and we start with Holbeck & Beeston Cemetery Volunteers will be out tidying
Private hire drivers have been holding protests, including a go-slow drive through Leeds city centre on Friday 18 March, about alleged unfair treatment from Leeds City Council. Leeds is introducing a new Suitability and Convictions Policy for taxi and private hire drivers as part of a government initiative to improve
We have been distributing copies of our April newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 31 March 2022). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and Libraries,
The war in Ukraine continues to dominate our television screens and newspapers. It is still hard to believe that in a modern European country people are being bombed, shelled, starved and displaced by another country that has decided to invade them. As I write, the situation in Mariupol is particularly
The countdown has officially begun to this year’s local elections in Leeds which take place on Thursday 5 May 2022. South Leeds is guaranteed to see some new faces amongst our representatives as a third of Councillors are up for election, one in each ward in the city. Cllr Elizabeth
The Middleton Railway Trust will launch its 2022 season on Saturday (2 April 2022) with a Community and Volunteer day. On this day the Trust will unashamedly try and attract new volunteers, but many other local Community Groups will be taking part and pitch for volunteers and helpers and to
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 this week in Beeston where Cross Flatts parkrun is celebrating its 9th birthday on Saturday at 9am. Runners, joggers and
Two new online maps have been launched to help Blue Badge holders and other road users navigate around Leeds city centre as major road improvements are carried out and completed. The disabled parking map shows the on-street locations where Blue Badge holders can park, with 111 spaces allocated across 21
A new roving vaccination service is being set up for Leeds, as the Covid-19 vaccination programme moves into its next phase. Building on the success of the outreach vaccination clinics in local communities, the service will provide a wide range of clinics and temporary ‘pop ups’ across the city. This
Paul Kaye, CEO of financial services provider Leeds Credit Union, has expressed concern that the announcements made in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement do not go far enough to help the people of Leeds. Despite Rishi Sunak’s mini-Budget delivering some positive news, Mr Kaye fears that new measures