What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Today (Friday 25 July 2014) sees the start of Love Parks Week, raising awareness of the importance of parks and green spaces. Love Parks Week is a platform for hundreds of park lovers to join forces in the UK’s largest celebration of green spaces. It also campaigning to protect
In the late 1880s, it was felt that the people of South Leeds were not being treated with equality with those on the north side of the river, whilst the latter possessed Roundhay Park, Woodhouse Moor, and the East End or Jubilee Park there was nothing of this nature
Young people in Beeston can look forward to a summer of sport in Cross Flatts Park thanks to a project led by Aspiring Communities. Free activities will run every Monday and Wednesday teatime throughout August and will include: Kwik Cricket Volleyball Rounders Football Hockey Touch Rugby Fitness Circuit Ultimate
Join us to hear Richard Horsman from Leeds Trinity University talk about the changing media scene and the value of hyperlocal at our AGM next Monday (30 June 2014). Richard, who has more than 20 years’ experience as a radio journalist, producer and talk show presenter in West Yorkshire,
The annual series of Sunday Bands in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston kicks off this week (22 June 2014). Bands in the Park is organised by Friends of Cross Flatts Park, a group of volunteers who promote positive activities in the park. Now in its eleventh year the concert season
Having little need to be in Holbeck, except those times I used the number 86 bus to go to Bramley and once to Pudsey, I didn’t see much of it. Moving house recently necessitated using buses going through Holbeck more often like the number 64 and 74 to town.
With four weeks to go, organisers have unveiled their plans for a cycle-themed Beeston Festival on Saturday 14 June under the slogan ‘Let’s Go Cycling!’ The Festival, sponsored by Unity Homes & Enterprise, will take place in Cross Flatts Park from 12-5pm. Organisers are hoping to build on the
UPDATE: South Leeds Life understands that the owner of the dog has come forward to the Police and agreed to have the dog put down. No charges will be brought as the dog was on a lead throughout the incident. Police are trying to trace the owner of
Beeston Festival is appealing for people to donate their unwanted bikes to a project that will see them revamped and sold on cheaply. With the Tour de France setting off from Leeds just three weeks later, Beeston Festival has a cycling theme this year. The festival takes place on Saturday
I went to Cross Flatts Park yesterday. I didn’t want to go, it was cold and grey, but there was some art on and I thought it would be ‘good for me’. We previewed Life Boat on South Leeds Life a few days ago. I think it’s an installation,