What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It’s that time of the year again when we start thinking about Christmas. It’s difficult to imagine some children and young people won’t get a gift at Christmas. The truth is that some areas in Leeds have families that don’t have enough resources to buy presents. As a charity, The
Well that’s pretty much it from all of us at South Leeds Life for this year. We will have a roundup of 2015’s news for you next week and report on any important breaking stories and we will return with our normal service on Monday 4 January. We will also
Hunslet Hawks rugby league club are joining forces with the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT) to help make this year’s Christmas a little more enjoyable for some of the older and more isolated members of our community. The Trust do a brilliant job in ensuring the elderly and vulnerable people
Leeds City Council has announced its revised schedule for bin collections over the festive season. Bins will be collected as normal up until and including Christmas Eve. Then, between Friday 25 December and Sunday 10 January bins will be emptied either one or two days later than normal. You can
Businesses in Holbeck Urban Village have donated over 100 presents to women and children fleeing domestic violence this Christmas. Lisa Ellen Riley who works in the reception at Marshall’s Mill organised the collection for women and children at Leeds Women’s Aid after a successful collection at Easter. Businesses responded magnificently
Over 500 local people gathered in Cross Flatts Park last Friday night (11th December 2015), to enjoy another packed-out Christmas Lantern Festival together. The event – now in its third year – featured: performances from the South Leeds Academy steel pan band, the St Luke’s Primary School choir, and a
The popular annual Cross Flatts Park Lantern Festival returns to Beeston this Christmas – on the evening of Friday 11 December (2015). The free, family-friendly event will once again feature carol singing (led by the local Salvation Army brass band), live animals to meet and pet, refreshments (this year including
What could be more exciting for children at this time of year than a ride on a steam train and a present from Santa? That’s exactly what’s on offer as Middleton Railway start their popular Santa Specials on Saturday (5 December 2015). Trains run each Saturday and Sunday plus Wednesday
Make the festive season extra special by giving an old bike a new home this Christmas The general public are being asked to donate old bikes that have been outgrown or long forgotten so that they can be given to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, just in time for Christmas.