What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I am Mark Lund, your new Police Inspector for South Leeds. Firstly, I would like to tell you a little about myself. I have been a police officer for 21 years. All of my service has been in the Leeds district working a variety of front-line roles. I was promoted
With its theme of creativity unwrapped, it’s no surprise that South Leeds has lots to offer as part of this year’s Heritage Open Days Festival. Leeds Civic Trust has worked with organisations across the city to put on over 100 events for the festival which runs from 8-17 September 2023.
Everyone in the Cockburn School community, joined by members of Kyle Asquith’s family and over 20 of his school friends, paid tribute in late July to Kyle and celebrated 10 years of the charity. Kyle, a Cockburn School student, died tragically from a brain haemorrhage in 2013 when he was
Jimmy Watson, who is enjoying his benefit year with Hunslet RLFC, was hailed as the Geoff Gunney MBE Clubman of the Year at the Betfred League 1 promotion aspirants’ presentation night, which also doubled as the long-serving fullback’s testimonial dinner. A packed house enjoyed a litany of insights by legendary
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start in Middleton Park on Saturday morning at 9am, where Middleton Woods parkrun celebrates its 200th event. parkrun is a free,
First Bus, Yorkshire Buses and Arriva have announced changes to various bus timetables which will come into effect from Sunday (3 September 2023): 2 Middleton • Leeds • Roundhay Park Monday to Saturday daytime frequency will be slightly increased. Most journeys will be retimed to improve punctuality. 3 3A White
Local South Leeds business Instaplanta (Yorkshire) Ltd has reached a settlement with Leeds City Council in their dispute alleging unfair competition by the local authority. As we reported in June, the Council was denied a ‘Security of Costs’ order in the case at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, where Instaplanta were
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South Community Committee, made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at Slung Low, The Warehouse
Friends and family of people who lost someone to a drug-related death in Leeds will remember them with a special event on International Overdose Awareness Day. The memorial will take place from 10:30am leading up to a minute’s silence at 11am, in Penny Pocket Park, opposite Leeds Minster on Thursday
In the 19th century, Italian opera was heard not only in the opera houses but at home and on the street: far from being an elite form of entertainment this was people’s music, and it told universal and timeless stories of the quest for love and home.