What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Brian Hetherington grew up in Middleton, but now lives in Essex. He got in touch after seeing our coverage of the closure of Middleton Park golf course: I was sad to read about the closure of the golf club. My mother was the pro’s assistant and also sold the tickets
Energy ‘too cheap to meter’ from extinct volcano Leeds City Council is set to tap underground geo-thermal heating from an ancient extinct volcano under South Leeds to offer cheap or free heating to local residents. Following Stoke on Trent’s example, councils up and down the country have been studying their
South Leeds residents can have their say over the future development of Middleton Park. Following the recent investment of £2 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund the park has undergone a significant amount of change and development in recent years. Last year the decision was taken to close the Leeds
There was sadness and a dose of gallows humour as members turned out at Middleton Park golf course today (31 October 2014) on the day the course closed. Back in 1933 former Lord Mayor and Freeman of the City of Leeds, Alderman Sir William Hemingway opened the municipal golf course
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at Holbeck Cemetery where they are keen to learn more about their war dead. From Sgt Edward Blackburn through to Pvt Walter Turton the Friends of Holbeck
Senior councillors are being recommended to press ahead with the closure of Middleton Park Golf Course at a meeting next Wednesday. Leeds City Council’s powerful executive board will discuss a number of options regarding the long-term viability of both Middleton Park and Gotts Park local authority golf courses. This follows
Leeds City Council has resurrected its plans to close Middleton Park golf course. A public consultation is underway and closes on Friday 4 July 2014. The proposal to close the golf course comes against the background of continued cuts to the council’s funding. Grants from central government have reduced
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Let’s start this week in Hawkshire with news that the Hunslet Hawks have partnered with Gibbs and Dandy Pudsey to fund the clubs important work in the community. They are also hosting
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start this week in Middleton Park. The Friends of Middleton Park have posted these photos of two of the panels created by local schoolchildren for the pillars of the main gate.
Middleton Park Municipal Golfers Club has become a Friend of South Leeds Life. The Club was formed in 1933. The course was originally a 9 hole layout and the club house was the old Middleton Lodge. The second nine holes were added in 1979 and there is a distinct