What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It was announced recently that the ‘Save our Beeston & Holbeck group’ were to field three Independent candidates in the Beeson & Holbeck ward; due to their discontent around the Leeds ‘managed’ zone and Leeds City Council’s refusal to ditch the project, adding to that the community dis-harmony over the
Labour’s team of local councillors has been stable for a number of years. However, with both Adam Ogilvie and David Congreve stepping down at the end of this term, the Labour Party has selected new candidates. At the elections in May you will be able to elect the three people
South Leeds will see some changes amongst its representatives on Leeds City Council next May even if Labour hold onto all nine local seats. The Labour Party has been holding meetings in each ward to select the candidates that will fight the local election on 3 May 2018. Next May’s
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
Since last week’s revelation that there are four types of giraffes, I have assumed a more devil-may-care attitude to keeping abreast with current affairs, ducking the media wherever possible. There are only so many shocks my heart can withstand. But one story has been unavoidable. By the time you read
What’s going on with the Labour Party? Labour MPs fail to oppose the Tories’ vicious benefit cuts, meanwhile the rank and file members seem to be increasing backing the ‘loony left winger’ Jeremy Corbyn in the leadership election. It seems to me that this shows the different approaches to politics
Keith Wakefield, the Leader of Leeds City Council has said they will have to make “grim choices” in setting next year’s budget. I read the press release with a sinking heart. I’ve mentioned this before but the council has lost £129m from its annual budget since 2010 and is facing
What is there to learn from last week’s local elections? Looking at the basic facts nothing changed in South Leeds. We had nine Labour Councillors before last Thursday and we have the same nine Labour Councillors after the election. UKIP’s ‘earthquake’ certainly saw their vote rise significantly, but in
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Stephen Williamson on Monday (3 March 2014). Steve was a contributor to South Leeds Life both under his own name and as ‘Old Bamber’ having attended our first community reporters course. He was also heavily involved behind the
Of course it’s nothing to what his family has lost, but this week I lost a very good friend in Steve Williamson. I think I first met Steve in the 1990s, but I only got to know him after he joined a community reporters course eighteen months ago. He