What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
If you’d told me at the start of the week that I would be speaking in a debate on concrete mixers, I might have thought it unlikely. But that’s exactly what I did recently to stand up for a local company called Mixamate that operates in South Leeds and beyond,
During the first lockdown I had a change of bowel habit, which was unusual for me, constant loose motions for weeks. I contacted my GP who sent me for a colonoscopy, I was not thinking it could be anything than a bit of something and nothing. It showed a polyp
with Inspector Mark Gamlyn I’d like to start my first column for South Leeds Life by introducing myself to you all. I’m Mark Gamlyn and I’m the new Neighbourhood Inspector for South Leeds. Having originally started my career with Nottinghamshire Police, I moved up to West Yorkshire seven years ago
New powers to tackle vehicle related anti-social behaviour across the city come into force this week following a survey conducted by the council which saw Leeds residents identify road safety, dangerous driving and speeding as problems in their local areas. The city-wide Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) is aimed at
Forward Leeds is asking people to think how they would spend an extra £60 in Alcohol Awareness Week. Alcohol Awareness Week runs from 3-9 July 2023. The campaign called ‘Sober Savings’ highlights that someone who drinks two alcoholic drinks a day is spending around £60 a week on alcohol.* Forward
South Leeds adults share their journeys of lifelong learning Based in the Arnold and Marjorie Ziff building at the University of Leeds, the Lifelong Learning Centre (LLC) offers flexible degrees for adult learners, many of whom have had long periods out of education. Although there is no such thing as
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 this week on Holbeck Moor, the site for the annual Holbeck Gala. Lots of stalls, kids activities, live music and
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 Manorfield Hall Community Centre,
Each morning, here on the corner of Dewsbury and Tunstall Road, we are awoken by the sounds of a lost soul crying in the streets outside. The crying is continual and punctuated with screams and shouts.
