What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Work is set to start on building the new Middleton Asda in April next year, South Leeds Life can reveal. The development, which will deliver 375 jobs, has been dogged by delays over the years, including wrangles over land ownership, the relocation of existing businesses and the construction of a new access
Tomorrow is D-Day for plans two supermarket giants have for Old Lane in Beeston. Asda is looking to extend its current store while Tesco seeks to build a completely new store – however planners are recommending that BOTH applications are refused by councillors when they hear the proposals at a planning
Hot on the heels of us featuring Tesco’s reaction to the news that plans for their new Old Lane, Beeston, store are recommended to be rejected at a planning meeting on Thursday, Asda have weighed in with their own press release. The supermarket giant says it’s disappointed at the news that
As reported last week on South Leeds Life, supermarket giants Asda and Tesco are set to go head to head at a planning meeting this Thursday. Asda wants to extend its current store on Old Lane, while Tesco wants to build a new store near the site. Leeds City Council
Supermarket giants Asda and Tesco could be dealt a blow when their rival planning applications for stores in Old Lane, Beeston, go before councillors next week. Planning officers are recommending refusal of BOTH applications – Asda is hoping for a new bigger store on its current Old Lane site and Tesco aims to build
A number of readers have contacted South Leeds Life asking for an update on the plans to build a new Asda supermarket in Middleton. Back in February it was revealed that the store, which originally received planning permission in 2010, would be open by November 2013. But Asda chiefs are
Asda Beeston has donated £100 to Beeston Juniors FC to support the growing community club. The donation will help Beeston Juniors FC to invest in new kits, small goals and to set up a Saturday morning soccer school for five to seven-year-olds. The football club, which has four teams, with
A reminder that local group Beeston Community Forum will be holding a special meeting tomorrow on Thursday, 28 June to allow representatives of Asda Stores Limited and Tesco Stores Limited to update local residents about the current situation in relation to their planning applications for new stores on Old Lane,
The PR battle between two supermarket giants continues. Asda and Tesco are going head to head in a bid for planning permission in Beeston as Asda looks to build a new bigger store on its current Old Lane site and Tesco bids to build a new supermarket on a neighbouring site. The proposals
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick on other blogs and websites: Supermarket giant Asda could be about to buy the Tetley’s brewery site in Hunslet, Jonathan Brown at the YEP understands. In other news, the Old Peacock on Elland Road has closed its doors due to