What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Margaret Bingham and Andrea Edwards arrive early to the offices. We hear them first chatting and laughing away. “Oh, we’re a bit early but we can wait, you just get on with what your doing.” We are researching the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust for our community reporters course, and
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start with a plug – watch out for Stank Hall Barn on the telly on Thursday (5 December), it will feature in Restoring England’s Heritage (7:30pm BBC1) presented by John Sergeant.
Residents in Middleton took the opportunity to join a Big Conversation with Hilary Benn MP on Friday (29 November 2013). There was a lot of criticism for BT and their poor performance in providing fast broadband internet access to the area. After much lobbying by residents, Councillors and the
We had a really good Big Conversation event at the St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck last Friday. This is the second in a series of Big Conversations that I am holding around my constituency with our ward councillors. It works on a very simple basis. We invite local
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Last weekend was Remembrance Sunday and many Scouts and Guides from South Leeds went to the parade in Morley. Lucy Potter described it on her blog Lucylines: A bright Sunday morning, marching
Forty residents came along to St Matthew’s community centre on Friday (8 November 2013) to discuss local issues with their MP and local Councillors. The agenda was set by residents as they were invited to record issues in three categories: good things about living in Holbeck, problems and things
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. “The first Holbeck community firework display of the century” is how The Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan website is reporting Saturday’s bonfire and fireworks outside Holbeck Working Men’s Club. Note the word “first” …
Do you live in Holbeck? Do you think a lot has happened in recent years? Or a lot has been talked about? Here’s an opportunity to speak directly to the elected politicians about your views! Hilary Benn, MP for Leeds Central, together with Beeston & Holbeck councillors has organised
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start this week with some very worrying photos on Skelton Grange Environment Centre’s Facebook Page. It looks like something’s gone wrong at the Experimental Viruses division of The Skelton Corporation. Could
BITMO’s GATE – the new community resource centre in the old Belle Isle library building – was formally opened on Friday (25 October 2013) by Hilary Benn MP. [slideshow_deploy id=’20104′] Photos by Kenneth Ingram Speaking before he cut the ribbon, Hilary Benn praised BITMO for its vision in creating