Call to help launch a South Leeds ‘Repair Café’
Do you want to save money, learn new skills, meet nice people, and save good things from getting chucked away? Join others from across our community, and across Leeds, next Sunday (5 March 2023) for a meeting in Holbeck, to look at setting up ‘Repair Café’ events for South Leeds.
Beeston restaurant thwarted over Council car park
A popular Beeston restaurant is calling on Leeds City Council to let them lease one of their car parks – but can’t understand why their offer isn’t even being considered, despite the challenging financial pressures facing the Council. Bison is a steakhouse and burger joint, opposite the Council’s Dewsbury Road
Get on board with Beeston Hill community association
Momentum is building behind the proposal to form a new community association for Beeston Hill – with local residents invited to join a meeting on Monday (30 January 2023), from 6pm, at the Hamara Centre on Tempest Road. This builds upon a packed-out meeting last November, when several dozen residents
New service as bus route extends to Hunslet
Monday (23 January 2023) sees a new bus service for Hunslet, with the 29 bus – previously just linking Leeds Dock with the city centre and the universities – set to extend into Hunslet, and also further into north Leeds. As previously reported, the 29 bus was due to be
Is South Leeds getting a raw deal?
I’m an optimist, so believe that everyone is, essentially, brilliant. But I’m also forced to admit that quite a lot of people try to get away with what they can, when they can. Because of this, our communities here in south Leeds sometimes (or often?) get a raw deal. Several
Local Kurds call for justice in their land
Local members of the Kurdish House community association – most well-known for their valiant litter-picking around South Leeds – recently co-led a demonstration shining a light on injustices their people are facing in the Middle East, and calling for change. The protest focused partly on the recent death of Kurdish
Beeston Hill community association is taking off
Dozens of Beeston Hill residents braved the storms on 21 November to attend a packed-out meeting to form a community association for their area – and they want to hear from others interested in getting involved. Residents associations are organisations led by local people, to build community solidarity and voice,
Meeting to set up new residents group for Beeston Hill
This month sees the launch of a new resident-led forum for Beeston Hill – could YOU help change your community? People living throughout Beeston Hill* are invited to join a meeting on Monday (21 November 2022) from 6pm (until 7pm), at the Building Blocks nursery on Maud Avenue, off Tempest
Leeds Dock bus service restored
Residents around Leeds Dock and the nearby area were saddened when First Bus abruptly axed their number 29 bus last month. Now the service is being restarted, after a concerted effort by Councillor Ed Carlisle (Green, Hunslet & Riverside) and new independent operator Yorkshire Buses. The popular service – up