What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As a hard and difficult year draws to a close, we are all desperately hoping that 2021 will be different. Well, that hope appears to have been answered. Three new ‘stars’ have appeared in the dark winter sky in the form of coronavirus vaccines. It is extraordinary that they have
Staff at New Bewerley Community School in Beeston have set themselves the task of ensuring every child in school, all 420, gets a Christmas present this year. Jemma Seavers, Learning Mentor and lead person for Child Protection and Safeguarding at the school, told South Leeds Life: “I am hoping to
A decorated vehicle will be sprinkling some Christmas magic as it visits streets in Beeston, Middleton and Rothwell in December and in the process raising valuable funds for local older people’s charities. The idea was the brainchild of Helen Windross who works at Sense of Occasion on Old Lane in
People across Leeds are being urged to buy from local independent businesses and makers for their Christmas shopping this year, as part of a new citizen-led campaign called #BuyLeeds – and the coordinators are especially asking south Leeds businesses to get involved. Independent businesses have been hit hard by the
Leeds Credit Union has revealed that more than 76% of its members have changed their Christmas plans due to Covid-19, with 35% saying they’ve been affected significantly. Following a week of Government decisions – which are set to shape how the country operates over the next six months – the
Well that’s pretty much it from all of us at South Leeds Life for this year. We will have a roundup of 2019’s top news stories for you next week and report on any important breaking stories and we will return with our normal service on Thursday 2 January. We
What is your favourite thing about the Christmas season? Christmas trees? Decorations and fairy lights? Time with friends and family? Presents? Christmas jumpers? Turkey? There is so much to love and celebrate about Christmas and each of us has our own traditions that become sacred over time and are repeated
With Christmas fast approaching, NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is advising patients not to leave it too late to order or collect repeat prescriptions. Local pharmacies and GP practices may have reduced opening times or be closed over the bank holiday period. This means it is important that anyone
The community of businesses based at Marshall’s Mill and The Round Foundry, along with neighbours at the Round Foundry Media Centre, have collected and donated 186 Christmas gifts to Leeds Women’s Aid. The collection drive has been a regular initiative on the estate for five years. The gifts will be
Families are invited to explore a unique Christmas experience at The Escapologist, White Rose Shopping Centre’s latest leisure opening. Welcoming visitors until Monday 23 December 2019, families can take a trip on Santa’s sleigh, explore the upside-down North Pole, and meet the big man himself. Little ones will also receive