What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
With the general election and local election less than eight weeks away, South Leeds Life is asking for your help with our election coverage. Last year we gave each candidate the chance to publish 200 words about themselves. We thought we could do better this year by asking them some
Since those mysterious posters went up in Beeston and Hunslet there’s been quite a few comments saying councillors should live in the ward they represent. On the face of it this is absolutely right, but I do think there are a few things to consider. Councillors have several jobs to
Despite the cold, well over 100 people saw Cllr David Congreve switch on the Christmas lights outside the Co-op on Town Street yesterday evening. After singing a couple of carols the crowd went over the road to the Beeston Parish Centre where mulled fruit juice, burgers and hot dogs
Ex-pupils of Windmill Primary School were the guests of honour as a new “Welcome to Belle Isle” stone was unveiled yesterday (16 October 2013). The children designed the stone as a project in their final year at Windmill. It features clasped hands and the message “Welcome to our community”.
[Front – Emily Cordingley and Natasha Dalby. Back – Cllr Groves, Peter Patrick, Joshua Patrica, Nadia Bowyer, Giselle Morgan, Sharon Kerr.] Young people from Middleton on a volunteering scheme have been working with their Councillors to help improve their communities. Councillor Kim Groves (Labour, Middleton Park) took part in a
A helping hand for Middleton and Belle Isle trading areas has arrived thanks to a new alliance of traders and local stakeholders. Councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell (Labour, Middleton Park) have worked with local businesses and stakeholders to form the Middleton Town Team. Big and small businesses,
I’ve known Councillor Angela Gabriel since 2003 when she roped me into joining the Beeston Festival Committee, but when I spoke to her this week I wanted to find out about her role as a Leeds City Councillor. I started by asking what the role of a Councillor is: “I
A Beeston man is set to travel to Romania to volunteer at a children’s centre. John Hardy, who is also a city councillor for the Farnley and Wortley Ward in Leeds, is travelling to the Eastern European country in early August. John says he will be heading up the construction team
Come along and join the Friends of Middleton Park tomorrow (Tuesday, 17 April) at an open meeting of the Steering Group at Middleton Methodist Church Hall, Hopewell View, where we will be discussing the business of the Friends, writes Alan Shaw. After the (short) meeting we will be hearing from Councillor