What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Council has agreed its Budget for 2021/22. The choices were tough. The Government told Councils to “do what it takes” to tackle the pandemic. It then refused to cover the cost of providing vital support to our communities and lost income. That betrayal doubled the cuts the Council was
Spring has started to show itself with snowdrops and crocuses starting to flower and even bluebell shoots appearing. As you are out taking your exercise around South Leeds we encourage you to look for signs of spring and take a photo. We will be awarding prizes for the best shots
We have been distributing copies of the March newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 25 February 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops. We have been unable to
Leeds City Council has announced details of additional funding support designed to help local businesses ride out the financial challenges posed by the Covid-19 crisis. The council has already distributed more than £215m worth of support to thousands of businesses in the city since the start of the pandemic. Now,
Cllr Judith Blake is stepping down as the Leader of Leeds City Council following her appointment to the House of Lords. I have had the privilege of working with Judith over many years in her roles both as a Middleton Ward councillor and as Council Leader and I just want
South Leeds residents have set up a new scheme – called CRAP* South Leeds (*Conserving Resources Associating People) – to enable people across LS10 and LS11 to share unwanted items for reuse by others. Based on well-established CRAP schemes across Leeds and the UK, the group centres around a Facebook
The agenda for Inner South Community Committee, which will be held next Wednesday (3 March 2021) at 2pm has been published. Because of the pandemic, this meeting will be held online. The Committee is made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside
I have followed the pandemic very closely over the last year. Since last March four members of my family have contracted Covid, one of whom died. So for me it’s highly personal. Worryingly, the infection rates in parts of the in South Leeds are among the highest in the city.
Not to be beaten by the bug, we decided that we would explore ways in which we could continue whilst our access to the Real-World was prohibited.
Vicar Lane to open to buses travelling both ways for first time in over 50 years, improving journeys and traffic circulation in Leeds city centre Vicar Lane in central Leeds will reopen to bus traffic going both ways on Sunday (21 February 2021), improving reliability and journey times by removing