What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This month sees the launch of a new community-led campaign to reduce litter and waste like flytipping, in Beeston Hill* – and everyone has a part to play! Called ‘Better Beeston’, it will feature litter-picking – but also community engagement, work with schools and community organisations, competitions, art and local
Police investigating an incident in which two swans were shot in Middleton Park have arrested an 18-year-old male in connection with the matter. The male was arrested on Saturday (30 December 2023) and has been bailed pending further enquiries. Members of the public are asked not to speculate on social
I wish all South Leeds Life readers a very Happy New Year with the hope that life will improve for all of us. Older South Leeds residents will recall the time when New Year’s Eve and New Year’s day did not mean a great deal apart from many going to
Greetings everyone, Happy New Year, I hope you have all enjoyed the festive period. As we look forward to 2024 and what it will bring I just wish to say thank you to the partnership agencies that the police work with without whose valuable contributions we could not achieve our
If you’ve always been intrigued by the painted advertising sign in Hunslet Carr, a new exhibition exploring the evolution of advertising and the suspect sales tactics employed by crafty companies through history may be of interest to you. The Power of Persuasion will cast a critical eye over the spurious
As we reach the end of December it’s time to look back at the big stories of 2023. Our biggest story, as measured in online page views, was also one of the first we published this year. Some might call it a rant, but as the author I prefer to
Well that’s pretty much it from all of us at South Leeds Life for this year. We will have a roundup of 2023’s top news stories for you next week and report on any important breaking stories. We will return with our normal service on Tuesday 2 January 2024. We
At Middleton Primary School, community is at the heart of all that goes on. During Christmas time, the children love to spread festive cheer to others in and around the local community. Children from Year 2 visited the newly opened Gasgoine House and Middleton Lodge and sang some wonderful Christmas
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 weeks beginning Monday 18 December 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for installation of roof mounted
The Gifting is Leeds 2023’s final spectacle performance event of the year. Created by the same co-directors who brought us The Awakening back in January (Alan Lane and Kully Thiarai) it’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since then. A year in which a lot has changed