What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We have been distributing copies of the December newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 3 December 2020). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops. Copies are also available at
As a hard and difficult year draws to a close, we are all desperately hoping that 2021 will be different. Well, that hope appears to have been answered. Three new ‘stars’ have appeared in the dark winter sky in the form of coronavirus vaccines. It is extraordinary that they have
People across Leeds are being urged to help save the local economy by a new citizen-led campaign called #BuyLeeds – encouraging us all to do our Christmas shopping with locally-owned shops, businesses, creators, and producers. Whilst big business and chain stores dominate the headlines, it is local independent businesses who
The agenda for Inner South Community Committee, which will be held next Wednesday (9 Decemberh 2020) 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
Covid-19 has now claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in Leeds since the start of the pandemic, the latest figures show. The city reached the tragic milestone yesterday when 10 new deaths were registered, taking the overall number of Covid-related deaths registered in Leeds to 1,003. The news
South Leeds Life started life after local journalist John Baron held a blogging workshop at Hillside in November 2010. There were about 8 or 10 of us around the table from a range of local community groups. At the end of the session we agreed to pool our forces on
Purple Patch Arts are hosting a Zoom disco on Thursday (3 December 2020) from 7-8:30pm, in celebration of this year’s International Day of Disabled People. The evening will be filled with feel-good music with fancy dress, disco lights and glitter all encouraged! In a time of social isolation, Purple Patch
Parents and guardians are being asked to ‘Give Safe Gifts’ by setting the security settings on smart phones, laptops or games consoles before giving them to children for Christmas. The Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership, West Yorkshire Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner are launching their ‘Give
Leeds has been placed into Tier 3 restrictions when the current lockdown ends on 2 December. Tiers are expected to be reviewed around 16 December. Councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council, said: “The government has today (26 November 2020) announced that Leeds will move into Tier 3 restrictions
White Rose Shopping Centre and Trinity Leeds are both looking forward to welcoming shoppers back to non-essential retail stores on Wednesday (2 December 2020). Following the government announcement this week, both centres are busy implementing additional health and safety measures alongside queue management systems to ensure Christmas shopping is safe