What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
People across Leeds are being encouraged to stand in solidarity with those peacefully protesting against racism and all other forms of prejudice by taking part in 8for8 on Monday evening. The 8for8 initiative asks residents to perform one of the following gestures for eight minutes at 8pm on Monday evening
In Volunteers Week 2020 we salute all the volunteers, including writers and people who help distribute the paper for their contributions. Without them there simply wouldn’t be a South Leeds Life either online or in print. Thank you! South Leeds Life CIC, the company that publishes South Leeds Life, is run
White Rose Shopping Centre will be introducing a number of additional health and safety measures, effective from the date non-essential retail stores are permitted to open, in accordance with government guidelines. White Rose is preparing for non-essential retail stores to open on the Monday 15 June 2020, unless otherwise announced
When LS-TEN skatepark reopens after the lockdown it will boast new branding having run a competition amongst its members. Carl Harrison explained: “We ran the LS-TEN logo competition following a suggestion from a member Charlie Halligan. Over the course of 3 weeks we had over a hundred designs sent in
This evening (Wednesday 3 June 2020) at 6pm Stand Up To Racism calls on people to “take the knee” (ie kneel down on one knee) on their doorsteps or wherever they are. This is part of a day of action in solidarity with the #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter movement and to highlight
Leeds mum encourages others to access online breastfeeding support during coronavirus pandemic This Breastfeeding Celebration Week (1-7 June 2020), a Leeds mum shares her experience of getting online support for breastfeeding and the benefits to breastfeeding. Steph (surname withheld) from Leeds said: “When I was pregnant with William, I was
Whilst everyone has been spending more time at home, people have been thinking of new ways to keep entertained. Peter Thompson from PingPong4U, who is well known across the city for his passion for the game of Ping Pong, quickly set about making up some home packs. These are ideal
Students from Cockburn School and Cockburn John Charles Academy have been working hard on their home learning. The dedicated staff at both schools have created a range of home learning resources for students. For families with limited ICT access or access to devices, staff have provided a range of printed
It’s safe to say that having to learn at home is completely different to learning in a school environment. Being surrounded by distractions isn’t particularly ideal, and it can be difficult to motivate yourself to actually complete the work that has been set for you. As a school student myself,
We are, as a rule, a social species and the idea of isolating oneself, or even a family group, away from the rest of society for an indefinite period of time is probably one of the cruelest requests that could be made of many people. Even the most anti-social behaviour is at it’s heart a social act; rarely do people set out to behave badly on their own, more often than not there is a pack instinct that draws people together based on shared values