What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Researchers at Leeds Beckett University are carrying out research exploring how stroke survivors and their caregivers with an ethnic minority background access and experience health and social care services, and they need volunteers to help them. In the United Kingdom 100,000 people have strokes each year and there are 1.3
Leeds-based housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise has been shortlisted in the Team of the Year category for the 2024 Northern Housing Awards. The accolade recognises housing teams which are “truly making a difference to the lives of residents and the communities” where they operate. Working alongside housing officers, Unity’s
Tonight (23 April 2024) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. All the candidates standing in the ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about, transport, policing and anti-social
Hunslet RLFC 18-30 Workington Town Hunslet’s injury woes down their right edge struck again this week as on-loan winger Matty Chrimes and centre Alfie Goddard came off injured at a crucial point in the game. Hunslet have already lost Mac Walsh (to Toulouse) and Will Adams (to injury) in the
The team from Bikeability visited Reach Primary Learning Centre in Beeston recently to pass on cycling skills to the pupils. Bikeability is a scheme that teaches pupils about bicycle and road safety. They learn how to make safety checks and use the different features on bicycles. Once they are able
Here’s a picture of the Binyard project that ‘Friends of Trentham Park’ have been working on over the last year. We were planting up some raised beds last week. A year ago this yard was full of old furniture and rubbish attracting rats and anti-social behaviour, and is now transformed
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 15 April 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans)
Brickfield Bootcamp has started again and will run every Monday evening 6:30-7:30pm throughout the summer. It is a free outdoor activity session for anyone over 16 to attend in Brickfield Park, off Lady Pit Lane in Beeston. Rob Docherty, a fitness instructor, who led the sessions last year will again
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 in Beeston where St Mary’s church will hold their fortnightly coffee morning at Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street,
Postal vote packs now being sent out ahead of May’s local elections. Postal voters in Leeds are being urged to return their completed voting packs as soon as possible ahead of this year’s local and regional elections on Thursday 2 May 2024. Postal vote packs are being posted out to