What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Over the past couple of weeks it has finally felt like summer has arrived. The warmer weather has been lovely for us all to get outside and to ensure everyone keeps safe West Yorkshire Police have launched our Enjoy Summer Safely campaign. This campaign will raise awareness of crimes such
As part of our South Leeds Goes To The Playhouse partnership, we have two free tickets for Piaf at Leeds Playhouse on Monday 26 July 2021. Piaf is Pam Gems’ sensational musical play exploring the life of Parisian chanteuse Edith Piaf. Featuring unforgettable songs like ’La Vie en Rose’, ’Hymne à l’amour’ and ’Non,
A community-led campaign which is taking positive action to tackle the scourge of littering in Leeds is aiming to turn Leeds into a sea of purple this Saturday (3 July 2021). This follows the success of the Litter Free Leeds movement, which working closely in partnership with Leeds City Council,
The sight of Christian Eriksen collapsing during the European football tournament brought home to many the fact that anyone can suffer a cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest means that your heart has stopped beating. It has stopped pumping blood around your body and delivering oxygen to your muscles and your
Over seventy people came together on Zoom to take part in Health for All’s AGM on Friday (25 June 2021) celebrating the Middleton-based charity’s thirtieth year. Representatives from thirty two member groups joined Baroness Judith Blake and Hilary Benn MP, local councillors, funders and Health for All trustees and staff
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South Community Committee, made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park, has been published. The meeting is taking place, in person, at St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck on Wednesday
Senior councillors have given the green light to plans designed to kickstart construction work on a new railway station in South Leeds this autumn. The White Rose Railway Station has already received planning permission and is regarded as a shovel-ready infrastructure project that will play a crucial part in connecting
Anyone aged 18 or over in Leeds will have the opportunity to get their Covid-19 vaccination this weekend by simply walking into one of a number of vaccination clinics. Dubbed ‘Grab a Jab’ this country-wide vaccination push aims to make it as easy as possible for anyone to receive either
Leeds Cycling Campaign has revealed its much-anticipated cycling awards for 2021 and South Leeds Life contributor and board member Ed Carlisle is amongst the winners. The awards highlight and celebrate actions that are making a significant contribution to promoting cycling in Leeds. They help to foster an environment in which
Leeds Hospitals Charity are encouraging supporters to put their best foot forward this summer as part of their latest fundraising challenge, ‘Step For Your NHS’. On average, a nurse walks 10,000 steps per 12-hour shift, so the charity is encouraging the people of Leeds to make their steps matter as