What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A local councillor has welcomed the announcement that a busy junction in South Leeds will benefit from new safety measures. A range of improvements will be made at the Junction 2 roundabout of the M621, which Councillor David Congreve (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) has supported after a long fight for
The subject of Middleton Park Golf Course, which is currently under a 12 month reprieve from closure, came up at this week’s Area Committee. In response to a question from a local resident at the meeting on Wednesday, Cllr Paul Truswell said: “It’s important that a business plan is
Fancy a cup of coffee and a bacon butty? From this weekend you can drop in to the club house at Middleton Park Golf Course (on Middleton Ring Road, just below the water tower) any time between 10.00am and 3.00pm, seven days a week. The club room has been
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 agenda for Council’s Inner South Area Committee has just been published. The meeting takes place on Wednesday 15th May at 6:00pm at Hillside on Beeston Road. The full papers for the meeting are available on the Council website. The Committee is made up of the nine Councillors from Beeston
Unity Homes & Enterprise have been announced as the main sponsor of the 2013 Beeston Festival. Speaking about the sponsorship, Chief Executive Ali Akbor said: “Unity Homes and Enterprise is committed to providing housing choice, improving life opportunities and addressing inequalities across Leeds – which is why we are proud
Budding photographers in Leeds are being encouraged to focus their lenses on their local park as part of a competition to celebrate nature and wildlife in the city. Entries for the annual Leeds in Bloom calendar competition are now open, with people of all ages invited to take a
The countdown has begun for the close of the region’s largest energy switching scheme. Householders have until midnight on Wednesday, 1st May, to join the Leeds City Council and Community Energy Direct programme. By switching energy provider with the free scheme, households could save an average of £115 a year
Well, week two of the Community Reporters Course finds the famous five in Middleton Park on a photographic assignment. There was a hive of activity in the park today, so plenty of opportunities to get a decent shot of our wonderful and often underused park. Perhaps the pictures will encourage
South Leeds Youth Hub could soon be run by a community group after senior councillors gave the go ahead to start looking for local organisations to run it. At yesterday’s meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board, members agreed that officers could start the Community Asset Transfer process for the