What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Broadcast Bartender Event Thursday 29 September | The Holbeck WMC, Leeds, LS11 9QX | 7pm – 10pm Is there a visible common culture within South Leeds? What is the picture of a post-Brexit society? Where are we now and where will we end up? South Leeds Life and Beeston based
The EU referendum – widely described as the most important political decision the UK has faced in a generation – is looming large. Voting will take place on Thursday 23 June 2016. To vote in the EU referendum, you must be registered on the electoral roll by midnight on Tuesday
I’m deliberately undecided about the referendum. Why? Because it’s big, it’s complex, and I feel it deserves proper research and reflection – from all of us. I don’t believe anyone who argues – either way – that it’s black and white. So it’s good to see the debate heating up,
The EU referendum – widely described as the most important political decision the UK has faced in a generation – is looming large, on Thursday 23 June 2016. South Leeds Life aims to support local people to discuss the issues, so that each of us can come to the most
To round off our week of articles about dogs in parks we reproduce a post that was first published in May 2012, but unfortunately is still pertinent. I have just been to the park to walk my dog and like every other dog-lover and dog-hater I’ve had to step over
We’ve heard from the worried parent, the responsible dog owner and the Police. What about other park users? We spoke to the Friends of Cross Flatts Park and the Friends of Middleton Park. Friends of Cross Flatts Park has been campaigning to improve the park for fifteen years. They successfully
In our third article about whether dogs should be banned from our parks, we asked the Inner South Neighbourhood Policing Team about dog ownership. What is the law concerning dog owners having their dog on a lead in a park? There is no set legislation in relation to having a
A wide variety of issues from takeaways and health to domestic violence and the area’s street cleaning services were discussed by local councillors. The meeting of the inner south area committee, held at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre in Middleton, saw councillors from all three local wards discuss important issues. Councillors
Communities in South Leeds are renowned for their hard-working community groups and organisations. There are a lot of good people in South Leeds! While we are lucky to have places like Middleton Park and Cross Flatts Park on our doorstep, there are other aspects of Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley Hall,
Councillors have given a mixed reaction to controversial proposals to axe Hunslet Fire Station and merge it with one in Morley. A proposal announced last month could see Morley’s station on Corporation Street close, along with Hunslet Fire Station on Dewsbury Road. The stations would then be merged and relocated on a