What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Sinfonia is a production that is part of the Leeds 2023 initiative ‘1001 stories’. A two-week takeover of Leeds Playhouse by older people. It brings together the work of The Performance Ensemble, Leeds Older People’s Forum, Leeds Galleries and Museums and The Playhouse itself. It promises to celebrate the vast
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision in Leeds in which a 16-year-old boy was critically injured. At 6.26pm on Friday (28 April 2023) officers were called to the incident outside The Broadway pub, in Dewsbury Road, Beeston. The collision involved a black Nissan Xtrail and
Middleton FC were crowned Yorkshire Amateur League Cup Champions on Wednesday night (26 April 2023) after a 2-1 win against Farsley Celtic Juniors. It was a very tough week for Middleton, playing their third match in five days and with an injury crisis in the camp losing three main players
John Blenkinsop was a Mining Engineer and Steam Locomotive designer who was born at Felling, near Gateshead, County Durham. When he was old enough he was apprenticed to his cousin, John Straker, the Coal Viewer for Charles John Brandling’s Felling Colliery. Brandling lived at Tilling, County Durham; and he married
Last night (27 April 2023) 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 and how being
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 Cross Flatts Park where Beeston in Bloom will be holding one of their very popular plant sales
At the request of pupils, Lane End Primary School in Beeston held a poster competition to raise awareness about litter, and what everyone can do to play their part to tackle it. They are now looking to see if they can get their posters displayed in every country of the
A woman who phoned 999 nearly 50 times in a two-hour period has been sent to jail. Sarah Coates, 48, of Noster Place in Beeston, was sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment at Leeds magistrates on Monday (24 April 2023). She was also ordered to take part in rehabilitation activity and
Last night (26 April 2022) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. All the candidates standing in the Middleton Park ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about and
We have been distributing copies of our May newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (27 April 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs