Greens call on Council to beautify mini roundabouts
Leeds Green Party councillors will tomorrow (Wednesday 10 September 2025) call on the City Council to take steps to beautify mini roundabouts across the city. The past month has seen a national surge in interest in mini roundabouts, with DIY paintings of the St George flag appearing in hundreds of
Discover South Leeds history at Heritage Open Days 2025
This year the Heritage Open Days Festival, England’s largest festival of history and culture, has chosen the theme of Architecture, and events in South Leeds offer insights into religion, industry, sport and entertainment. Leeds Civic Trust has worked with organisations across the city to put on over 100 events for
The end of the war and continued rationing
We all commemorated both VE Day and VJ day. Older family members told me that for them the most significant was VE as they could go about their daily lives without the fear of being killed by enemy bombing. Black-out curtains came down and streetlights came on. Trams and buses
Pathways for positivity: Same old, same old… Or something new?
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted Christmas cards on sale a whole week before the last summer Bank Holiday. It seems to happen earlier every year. As if we’re in such a rush to move on that we forget to enjoy where we are. Why aren’t we savouring
Middleton’s new pro boxer keen to represent all of South Leeds
Middleton boxer Kai Gale is delighted at winning his first professional bout and wants to be seen as ‘first and foremost representing South Leeds.’ Gale won all four rounds of his super middleweight contest against Londoner Robbie Chapman on an open-air show at Wakefield’s DIY Kitchens Stadium organised by Manchester-based
Baton of Hope arrives on World Suicide Prevention Day
People across Leeds are being encouraged to come out and show their support as the Baton of Hope tour passes through the city on World Suicide Prevention Day next week. The countdown is on for the Leeds leg of the tour on Wednesday (10 September 2025), in what is set
Refugees are welcome here
The subject of asylum seekers and refugees has been dominating the headlines recently with demonstrations outside asylum hotels, including in Leeds. Many people have expressed their concerns about the situation, but there’s a lot of misinformation out there, so what are the facts? Let’s start with the terminology. In the
What’s On Roundup 6-12 September 2025
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week at Middleton Railway who are holding their Autumn Gala this weekend. Closing their Railway 200 celebrations, there will be frequent train departures, locomotive changes and the chance to ride
MP’s Notebook: online safety, cadets and exam results
I’ve been getting a few emails recently from constituents expressing opposition to the Online Safety Act. This is a new piece of legislation, which I support, designed to protect children in particular from harmful online content, and the requirement to prove your age to get access to certain sites has