What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
2015 marks the tenth anniversary of 7/7, the London bombings. South Leeds Life has spoken to a range of local figures about those events, their aftermath and the decade since. Mahbub Nazir, a community activist in Beeston Hill, writes: What really struck me about the events in July 2005 was
On Sunday 22 June the streets around Beeston (LS11) were once again full of colourful flags, vibrancy and a joyful atmosphere as locals and people from around the UK came together to celebrate the Peaceful teachings of Holy Prophet of Islam (Peace Be Upon Him). As the procession made
With Muslims throughout South Leeds fasting for Ramadan, we asked Naz Maroof from Beeston charity Aspiring Communities to explain the significance of the holy month. Why to Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan? There are two reasons for fasting. The first is linked with the inner and fasting
We asked Hanif Malik, the Director of the Hamara Centre, to explain what the fasting month of Ramadhan is all about. Ramadhan is actually the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is the time of fasting for people from the Islamic faith. Each day during
Wednesday saw the start of the holy month of Ramadan and like many people in South Leeds, I fasted. No, I haven’t embraced Islam, I’ve started the 5:2 diet. This is where you “fast” or at least greatly reduce your calorie intake on two days each week. I have
Aspiring Communities are consulting the community about their plans for a new community facility they plan to build in Beeston. Aspiring Communities have bought the the site of the Ice Pak factory on Barkly Road in Beeston. They plan to build a community centre that will include: Sports and recreation
Reading the article about Christmas lights made me think about when the tradition of using lights to celebrate 25th December began. So it won’t surprise you greatly to know I turned to Wikipedia where there’s a very interesting article about their history which begins: “The custom harks back to the