What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
So never have I felt as old as I do right now. At 32 I guess that’s not a good thing. One of the things I simply don’t get is how the negative aspects of social media are influencing some of our youth and adults. I am actually really
On Wednesday (12 February 2014) Leeds’ newest art gallery, the Tetley, will host an exhibition of work produced in collaboration with local community groups from South Leeds. The exhibition has been called Tetley Feast, inspired by the Hunslet Feast, a community festival that ran for over 100 years. The
Three men are starting jail terms this week after a girl of 12 was raped and her three friends were sexually exploited. So why do I feel like I let the girls down? The incident started after midnight one night last March in my local park. What were the
Members of the Friends of Stank Hall Barn attended the Council’s Inner South Area Committee last night (11 December 2013) to ask for help in their dealing’s with the Council’s City Development department. Since forming in February at a meeting organised by South Leeds Life and holding a
Keen readers will have noticed yesterday’s article in which we said we were looking for people to volunteer for certain positions in South Leeds Life. Perhaps you’re interested or you know someone who might be but don’t feel you know enough about what South Leeds Life (SLL) does; perhaps
BITMO, the Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation is breathing new life into the old Belle Isle library, reinventing it as a community resource centre. I went to meet Carla Yeomans who is running the project. The building, at Aberfield Gate, is being refurbished and now has a kitchen and
When I was at school, the first day back after the summer holidays we always had to write an essay entitled “What I did on my holidays”. I’m not at school any more, it’s not even September yet, but it seems the right thing to do for this week’s
Middleton Elderly Aid (MEA) have launched a new funding pot to spark grassroots community activities in Middleton. Imagine lots of people in your area making new friendships, passing on tips or sharing stories. Have you got a passion you’d love to share with others? Are you interested in learning
Staff and pupils organised a community fair at Hunslet Moor primary school in Beeston as a thank you to departing Headteacher Mrs Narinder Gill. [slideshow_deploy id=’17976′] Mrs Gill will be leaving the school at the end of this term and the school community were keen to thank her
Do you live in South Leeds? Are you passionate about your community? Are you constantly despairing about your community’s state of affairs? Who do you think holds the answer to your concerns? You do. Yes – YOU do. Today I will introduce my vision and passion for a positively diverse