What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We went along to see Little Shop of Horrors at The Carriageworks on Friday night. This was a coproduction by Bite My Thumb, Gravitas Entertainment and Cutting Edge Theatre and was directed by Neil Knipe. Little Shop of Horrors has been wowing theatre goers for over 30 years, though I
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 14 October 2019: Dormer window to front and rear 24 Grovehall Drive Beeston Leeds LS11 7LN Ref. No: 19/06329/FU
Last month (September 2019) saw the installation of new perimeter fencing at the St Peter’s Court sheltered accommodation in Beeston, and residents are delighted by the prospect of greater security for their development. Residents and staff at the accommodation – at the northern end of Dewsbury Road, overlooking Hunslet Moor
Welcoming in the new with the old, the box fresh Playhouse takes us back to the past with My Beautiful Laundrette. The audience took to their seats amongst bubbling sounds reminiscent of the opening of the 1985 film. This was gradually complemented by the “bovver” boys of the cast stomping
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston had a very special visitor yesterday (17 October 2019) when boxing champion Amir Khan called in to officially open the school’s library bus. With space at a premium and wanting to do something special to promote reading, Headteacher Kate McNulty came up with the
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 at southleedslife.com/events Cottingley In Bloom will be holding their annual Apple Day event at the Community Centre on Saturday (19 October 2019). Join
This week has seen another major upsurge of violence in the Middle East, with the heavily-armed Turkish army launching a major invasion into the Kurdish-held lands in northern Syria. South Leeds Life met with Kurdish south Leeds resident Rebwar Sharazure, a local business owner and community leader, to hear his
Local heroes from across Leeds have been honoured at the White Rose Shopping Centre Community Awards today (17 October 2019). The awards, now in their eighth year, celebrate people and organisations doing amazing work to benefit their local community. This year’s winners include: Frances Jones, Treasurer and Trustee of the
With Christmas looming many households will be concerned about the costs and how they will manage to pay for everything this year. Help is at hand to stop Santa bringing debt this Christmas as Dewsbury Road Community Hub are staging an information drop in session on Tuesday afternoon (22 October
The first dead-icated employment scheme of its kind in the UK starts on Friday (18 October 2019) coinciding with the release of Zombieland: Double Tap. Cineworld, the UK’s leading cinema chain, has today announced the introduction of a zombie employment scheme across 12 of its cinemas in the UK and