What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The transformation of the South Bank area – the former industrial parts of Holbeck and Hunslet – is taking shape with more schemes coming forward. A new University Technical College is set to move into part of the Braime engineering site on Hunslet Road. The college, which is backed by
The iconic Temple Mill (also known as Temple Works) – in Holbeck Urban Village, on the southern edge of the city centre – is set for massive regeneration as an international events and arts venue. [slideshow_deploy id=’29229′] The building was an acclaimed architecture gem of Victorian Leeds, a major
The Greenhouse on Beeston Road is inviting guests to dinner, as their new on-site chef turns the Greenhouse Deli into a pop up restaurant for the night, to cook up a feast for Yorkshire Day on 1st August. Celebrating great local food, from passionate Yorkshire suppliers, 18 year-old Bradley
A young chef from Leeds City College has taken the leap to run his own business, after taking up an enterprise opportunity provided by Citu, the team behind pioneering low carbon development Greenhouse. Dedicated to creating a sustainable community, in the widest sense of the word, Citu runs a
The Festival takes place a week today on Saturday and we’re all hoping for a warm, sunny day… Have you ever thought of what goes on behind the scene to make the Festival happens? For over six months a number of people have been beavering away behind the scenes
It stands proudly on the site of the former Shaftesbury House – but what exactly is lie like living at the eco-friendly The Greenhouse? Well, residents of the pioneering low-carbon development in Beeston are prime examples of a new breed of individuals making sustainable living a part of everyday life.
More than 100 people came together at the Greenhouse, Beeston for a Leeds Empties ‘call to action’ event to explore how to bring back into use some of the 5,000 long-term empty homes across the city. Organised by Leeds-based social enterprise Social Business Brokers, the event saw TV architect and Government
Residents of Beeston’s award-winning sustainable development, Greenhouse, recently supported the annual Earth Hour event by revelling in the simplicity of going back to basics. Turning their lights off for the evening, the Greenhouse community joined non-residents to join in on the fun by playing board games, a pub quiz and
Fraser Stride, a director at the eco community Greenhouse in Beeston, has sent us the following details which sound like a good opportunity for somebody local: Dear South Leeds Life, We have a job opportunity available at our Greenhouse Deli for a Chef/ Manager. We’d like to attract someone from the
Residents of Beeston’s award-winning sustainable development, Greenhouse, will be supporting the annual Earth Hour Event tomorrow by coming together with their neighbours for a night of going back to basics. Getting involved with Saturday’s international initiative, ‘The Big Switch Off’, Greenhouse developers, Citu are inviting residents to come together in their