What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 with a Yorkshire Evening Post report about Leeds Civic Trust’s concerns about Hunslet Mills. The Grade II* listed flax mill is prominent on the waterfront, but plans
The saying many hands make light work was an understatement yesterday (Sunday 1 February 2015) as 15 volunteers took to a planting and painting task in Holbeck. Before daylight left Leeds, ten fruit trees had been planted on the moor and outside Old Chapel Studios in Holbeck. Flower beds had
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 in Hunslet. Never mind ‘The World’s Stongest Man’, The Live Well Project were putting local children through their paces. Events included mini Strongman events including Kettlebell
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 with intriguing photos of Slung Low preparing for their water-borne version of Moby Dick to be performed at (on? in?) Leeds Dock next month. Tickets for
Residents of Holbeck turned out in large numbers to enjoy Holbeck Gala on Saturday (19 July 2014) despite the frequent rain showers. Months of planning by the organisers looked in jeopardy on Saturday morning as the rain came down on Holbeck. But volunteers rallied to help set up
The Kaiser Chiefs were amongst the audience as Leeds Music Trust opened its new extension to the Old Chapel rehearsal studios in Holbeck on Friday (31 January 2014). The Old Chapel, on Czar Street in Holbeck, has a long history of supporting young bands and the Kaiser Chiefs wrote
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. It doesn’t matter whether you think you are an art lover or not, it’s big, it’s new and it’s on our patch so go down and enjoy yourself. The Tetley is opening
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Who doesn’t like a crane? We start this week with a photo from Old Chapel Studios who have one on site today to help with their building works. Local blogger John Cockburn
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Attention art lovers, there is an exhibition at Temple Works in Holbeck this weekend. “Journeys in Asia” by Toby Latham is previewed on The Culture Vulture blog by Emily Hughes: “For me
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We have a new centre for contemporary art on our doorstep. The Tetley – it has a ring to it, doesn’t it? Like The Baltic or The Tate? Anyway it will open