What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I was very pleased to read in last month’s South Leeds Life that our MP, Hilary Benn, would like Leeds to have a tram system, and he makes a comparison with other cities that have one. This is an issue which goes back over thirty years to a time when,
Residents are being urged to take up postal voting to avoid pandemic related complications at polling stations. On Thursday 6 May 2021 elections are scheduled to elect councillors to Leeds City Council and a mayor for the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. A devolution deal for West Yorkshire was signed into
Major new measures launched to help get residents to and from their vaccination appointments As the mass vaccination programme rolls out, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has announced several important measures to assist local people in getting to community vaccination centres by public transport, including the introduction of free travel to
Residents in South Leeds are being asked for their help to ensure children across the area are able to access online learning during this latest lockdown. Local Councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell are launching an appeal for people and businesses to donate unwanted laptops or tablets that
As I was on my daily walk in Cross Flatts Park Beeston, I saw a sign at the Bowling Green stating that they have been part of the community for over 112 years and that they are looking for new members. I know absolutely nothing about the sport so thought
Due to the very heavy snow this morning (2 February 2021) and subsequent difficult conditions on roads and paths, on public safety grounds, bin collections have been suspended for the day. Also closed today following the bad weather are all libraries and community hubs in the city. Please keep any
Leeds City Council report that the following schools are closed this morning (2 February 2021) due to the severe weather: Cockburn John Charles Academy Cockburn School Cottingley Primary Academy Elliott Hudson College Greenmount Primary School Hugh Gaitskell Primary School Hunslet Moor Primary School Ingram Road Primary School Lane End Primary
Our local Councillors discussed domestic abuse at the last meeting of the Inner South Community Committee on 9 December 2020. Gerry Shevlin from Safer Leeds presented a report about the current situation in South Leeds. There were 16,661 incidents of domestic abuse reported in the nine months January to September
I don’t know about you, but to me it feels like no sooner is Christmas behind us than the shops become a sea of red and pink in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. Long before 14 February arrives the shelves are heaving under the weight of anything and everything heart shaped.
Domestic abuse wrecks lives, damages families and communities. In this series of posts we present the real life experiences of South Leeds women who have suffered various forms of domestic abuse. They make for uncomfortable reading, but it is important that we all understand domestic abuse, how to spot it