What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Sc4l – the company delivering the Housing PFI scheme in Holbeck and Beeston Hill is recruiting – offering apprenticeships, construction jobs and work experience opportunities. Later this month there are two job fairs in south Leeds where local people can find out more about these opportunities: Monday 21 October
Work is getting underway at last on the PFI-funded housing regeneration scheme for Beeston Hill and Holbeck. Following the government’s green light last month, the consortium sc4L is swinging into action to start delivering the programme of 275 new homes and 383 refurbished homes in Holbeck and Beeston Hill.
sc4L (Sustainable Communities for Leeds) are holding an Open Day next Monday to inform tenants and residents about their plans. The drop in information day is being held at St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck on Monday 5th August 2013 from 11am to 7pm. This is an opportunity to
Aire Valley Homes will be holding a House Exchange event on Monday 15th July at Middleton Community Centre from 3-5pm. Carla Yeomans from Aire Valley Homes said: “This is an ideal opportunity for people with spare bedrooms; families who are experiencing overcrowding; or anyone who’s interested in swapping their
Last week the Community Reporters group interviewed Councillor Kim Groves, the Labour member for Middleton Park Ward. This was the sixth week of the Community Reports course, the session was about learning how to conduct an interview and to help us get up to speed we watched an
A report is due to go to the council’s executive board in June recommending that Aire Valley Homes be wound up and that council housing returns to being managed directly by the council. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the Council has been consulting tenants and others about changes
The Executive Board of Leeds City Council is considering a new Council Lettings Policy at its meeting today. The Lettings Policy clearly has implications not only for the thousands of applicants on the Council’s waiting list but also for those living next or near to Council housing and to communities
Leeds City Council have apologised for not keeping residents informed about delays to the troubled Housing PFI scheme in Holbeck and Beeston Hill. Anne Hopper is a member of the Residents Reference Panel that have advised throughout the PFI (Private Finance Initiative) process. She explained what had happened at the
Whether it’s the housing PFI scheme, booking a holiday, or Beeston Festival, life increasingly seems to be about spinning plates. The Council are getting a lot of flack for the Beeston Hill & Holbeck PFI-funded housing scheme. It seems to have been dragging on forever. Everything has taken a lot
Leeds City Council has announced further delays to the PFI-funded scheme to bring new housing to Holbeck and Beeston Hill. The latest delay has apparently been caused by the government requiring the Council and the contractors to find different funding to that which they had in place. The Council has