What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Allotment holders and prospective allotment holders are being offered the chance to help shape the future of allotment provision across the city, as part of an online survey launched this week. Undertaken by Leeds City Council, the results of these questionnaires will play an important part in ensuring that sites
Young people urged to get their vaccine to make the most of new ‘freedoms’ A walk-in vaccination service will operate at Elland Road vaccination centre this weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (16-18 July 2021) from 7:30am-5:30pm. There will also be a walk-in clinic at Trinity Centre in the city
Opera North is asking communities around Leeds area to write songs on the theme of ‘Home.’ This is to celebrate the company moving back into their artistic home on New Briggate which has been closed for nearly 2 years for refurbishment. Some of the songs will be installed in the
Members of the Beeston, Holbeck and Hunslet Leeds-Irish community recently attended a collaborative inter-generational participatory event of traditional Irish music and song at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. The event on 7 July was co-hosted by Leeds Irish Health & Homes and the Irish Arts Foundation, supported
This is a quick post to explain that we have been having technical issues with the South Leeds Life website. You may have noticed last week that images and the What’s On calendar were not displaying correctly. In order to resolve the problem (fingers crossed!) we had to restore a
Disability Awareness has had a surge due to the pandemic and feeling that disabled people got an exceptionally rough ride while simultaneously watching their able counterparts enjoy adaptations. Offices became unsafe environments for everybody, so working from home became the norm. Many companies supplied staff with the tech to make
The Lord Mayor will lead the city in remembering the 8,372 victims of the Srebrenica Genocide this Sunday (11 July 2021) in a civic commemoration event marking the 26th anniversary of the genocide. The theme of this year’s day is ‘Rebuilding Lives’ with events across the United Kingdom aiming to
Leeds Libraries, in partnership with the Reading Agency, is encouraging more families than ever to get involved with reading over the summer holidays through the Summer Reading Challenge. Now in its 22nd year, the Summer Reading Challenge inspires children to read for pleasure over the summer and tackle the dip
I am sure that most residents are disgusted and saddened at the tremendous increase in the amount of litter lining our streets, parks and open green spaces. Fortunately, the Hunslet & Riverside councillors ordered over 60 new litter-bins before the Covid pandemic struck and many of them have been installed
Leeds City Council has issued the following warning about bin collections in the city: Due to the continued challenges of Covid-19 and associated pressures on staffing levels, residents are advised to please note the following information regarding bin collections in the city. Whilst every effort is continuing to be made