What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Irresponsible dog owners are being asked to sit up and take notice after two Leeds people fell foul of the law. Following a clamp down on people who don’t pick up after their pets, a man from Bramley and a woman from Cross Green were found guilty of various offences
Alan Shaw, from the Friends of Middleton Park group has sent us the following details: This weekend sees the start of the Friends of Middleton Park’s summer (ahem) programme of events and activities in the park – something I know you have all been waiting for. We start with a
[slideshow]Photographer Alex Smith joined the Middleton Life local history group’s rainy walk around Middleton Park with the Friends of Middleton Park last week. His photos of the walk, which looked at the rich history of the park were so good we thought we’d include them as a slideshow on the blog.
Our Scoop It Up campaign, which is targeting dog fouling in South Leeds, is already having an impact. Remember we mentioned last week about problems with dog fouling on streets leading to the parks where they’re due to be walked? One reader has already reported problems anonymously to Leeds City Council
[slideshow]Members of the Middleton Life history project enjoyed a trip to the world’s oldest continuously working commercial railway on Saturday. Unlike our trip to Middleton Park on Wednesday, the weather stayed mostly dry at Middleton Railway. We were treated to a talk on the history of the railway by one
Intrepid members of the Middleton Life local history project resumed their activities tracking down the history of their community by getting soaking wet on a fact-finding trip to Middleton Park and Woods yesterday! By gum, did it rain! Everyone was soaked to the skin as they spent an hour and a
DO YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR APPLICATION TO COMMUNITY FIRST? Community First is a government programme which provides small grants from £250 up to £2,500 to community groups in our area. A panel of local people and councillors has been established in order to consider applications. Round one of this
Good morning, south Leeds! Here’s what’s been making South Leeds tick this week on local blogs and websites… Holbeck in Bloom blog features some photos and a report from yesterday’s Yorkshire in Bloom judging – and features Beeston in Bloom and Holbeck in Bloom groups together with the Yorkshire in
The long history of Middleton Park – which includes death, mining and some really colourful stories – was featured in a talk to the Middleton Life local history project by a couple of community stalwarts. Alan Shaw and Jim Jackson, of the Friends of Middleton Park group, spoke to 15
Here’s our weekly roundup of what’s making south Leeds tick from other blogs and websites: Holbeck in Bloom blog about a very welcome donation from Santander and some of the latest work in the area. The show goes on – that’s the defiant message from the folks at Middleton Railway,