What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Friday (2 June 2017) south Leeds charity St Luke’s CARES held a party to celebrate the work of the many volunteers that help run its activities and string of charity shops. As busker Jonny Walker entertained us with his songs, South Leeds Life spoke to two of the volunteers
With the election called last week, I intend to vote for Hilary Benn but will do so with a troubled conscience. This won’t be because I find him lacking in substance or unresponsive; on the contrary I have found him to be an excellent constituency MP. My qualms are centred
Welcome to Belle Isle Gala 2015 Before I made it up to the Gala, checked the Met Forecast, Cloudy start and sunny with a temperature of 26c later on. So I decided to wear a cap. As you can see from early photos, a grey sky but soon turned out
We’ve won an award! The National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations gave BITMO an award for Innovation for the creation of the new resource centre, the GATE, which is next to our housing office, Belle Isle, Leeds We had to have cake to celebrate!! About 30 people turned
South Leeds Life is pleased to tell you that Hilary Benn, MP, has agreed to write a monthly article for us – here’s part one of the first one! Apparently, 8 million people have so far viewed Jeremy Paxman’s interview with Russell Brand on You Tube. I was both intrigued
Saturday the 29th June saw the 10th Anniversary Hunslet Community Gala organised by Hunslet Festival. The weather was kind and what a great day it turned out to be. The official opening was carried out jointly by Councillor Tom Murray, the Lord Mayor of Leeds and by our local
This year’s Beeston Festival took place on Saturday 8th June in Cross Flatts Park, the event was officially opened by the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP. This was followed later on in the afternoon with a visit from the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Tom Murray. I love coming
In April the Cross Ingram Area Residents Association had a meeting with Hilary Benn MP. The main topic of discussion was the delay in starting the housing PFI scheme for Holbeck and Beeston Hill; it was indicated that this delay was due to the current government. It was
Opposition is growing to plans to close Middleton’s last remaining bank. As revealed on South Leeds Life a fortnight ago, Yorkshire Bank’s plans to close its Middleton Circus branch have already drawn a petition with more than 250 signatures from concerned local residents who say they’re unable to get to
How on earth could Iain Duncan Smith and William Hill be good for South Leeds? If they are, it’s all about unintended consequences. I’ve talked previously about the havoc that the government’s welfare “reforms” will bring to South Leeds. Someone else has commented that calling them “reforms” is like saying