What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
While resolutions are traditionally made for New Year those wanting an exciting challenge for the new academic year could train as novice boxers or MMA fighters and enjoy eight weeks free coaching for the Ultra White-Collar Boxing (WCB) and Ultra MMA November shows. Belle Isle’s James Hurst, 31, heartily recommends
This just a quick post to explain that there won’t be much news on the South Leeds Life website for the next two week as the Editor is going to be away on holiday (again!). We have scheduled some posts to come out whilst he’s away and he’s promised to
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Hunslet where The Church of the Nazarene host their monthly coffee morning with affordable breakfast on Saturday morning, 10am-12pm. Lupton Street, LS10 2QR. Head to Skelton Grange Environment
After a nice summer break, Holbeck Together’s popular Parents and Tots group is getting ready to welcome local families back from Monday (7 September 2026). Our group provides a friendly, welcoming space for children aged 0–5 and their grown-ups to come together, play, socialise and make new friends. Sessions include
Green Party councillors on Leeds City Council, including Cllr Ed Carlisle (Hunslet & Riverside) and Matt Rogan (Beeston & Holbeck), have come out against the plans for Microsoft to build a hyperscale Data Centre at the former power station site at Skelton Grange and have issued the following statement: Leeds
Officers in Leeds swiftly attended and arrested a man this morning (3 September 2026) after a report of a man indecently exposing himself on the canal towpath. A call was received at 7.20am from a concerned woman reporting a man indecently exposing himself on the towpath near Leeds Dock. Within
We have been distributing copies of our September newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (3 September 2026). Copies are, or soon will be, available from various small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs & Libraries, community centres, schools and pubs. We deliver to
At the end of July, I was invited to speak to the 25th anniversary gathering of the British-Irish Parliamentary Reporting Association. It’s a unique body which brings together all the people who make sure that we can read every single word spoken in all the parliaments of the British Isles
It’s been an up and down year for Hunslet this season in the Championship, but lessons learnt and some invaluable experience will make The Parksiders stronger in their quest to be play-off contenders in 2027. Head Coach Kyle Trout and his team opted to go for a smaller squad with
Two men have been arrested after a man was injured in a reported firearms discharge in Leeds. Police received a report at 10.11pm last night (1 September 2026) that a man is his 20s had attended hospital with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds to both arms. His injuries are not