Tag: South Leeds Links

South Leeds roundup: Holbeck issues, Middleton Park and Santa trains

Good morning South Leeds! Here’s a slightly abridged roundup of what’s been making South Leeds tick over the past week on the area’s top websites, blogs and Facebook. The centrepiece of a £2million revamp of Middleton Park has finally been completed after bad weather caused building delays, reports the YEP. The

South Leeds roundup: Holbeck Social Club, Wayne Morgan and Fibre for Middleton

It’s Wednesday lunchtime and that can only mean one thing! Your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on local blogs, websites and Facebook. Just a reminder that the next South Leeds Life group meeting is on Monday 19th November, 2pm at St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road, Beeston. Come

South Leeds Roundup: Cottingley TRAC meeting, Holbeck bulbs and Middleton bonfire picture

Hello everyone. Hope you’re enjoying our new-look blog. We’re still working on some bits and bats, so bear with us as we get on our feet (it’s been, ‘ahem’, an ‘interesting’ experience moving to our new platform, but we hope you like it! Here’s your regular weekly round-up of what’s

South Leeds roundup: Holbeck in Bloom, Miggy video and bulb planting

Here’s your weekly roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on different blogs, website and Facebook this week. The folks at Holbeck in Bloom blog have been busy writing about their silver award with the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. There’s also an invitation to their latest group meeting tomorrow. Beeston in

South Leeds roundup: Holbeck Police HQ meeting, Cross Keys and Cottingley Springs

Police are holding another public meeting to discuss  work on building the new Holbeck Division Police HQ off Elland Road. Council bosses are to press ahead with controversial proposals to extend Leeds’s Cottingley Springs gipsy and travellers site amid fears they could be creating a ‘ghetto’, reports the YEP. The paper

South Leeds roundup: Travellers, Middleton Park and Holbeck Cemetery

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick this week on the area’s websites, blogs and on Facebook: Sites in Beeston, Holbeck, Middleton and Belle Isle were considered by the city council for potential traveller sites, alongside the existing Cottingley Springs, a council report has revealed. The Friends

South Leeds round-up: Savannah, Intake Square and belated happy birthday to the Middleton Arms

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s been making south Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. It’s a bit quieter this week – schools are preparing to break up and people’s minds are straying towards their holidays… The YEP reports a Beeston man who had a history of depression died after plunging

South Leeds roundup: Holbeck in Bloom, TRAC and Westwoods footpath

Here’s what’s making south Leeds tick this week on other blogs and websites: Cottingley TRAC are holding their next meeting tonight at Cottingley Primary School, starting at 7pm. Here’s what they’ve posted on their Facebook page: “We have someone coming to talk about the wheelie bin scheme and you should be

South Leeds round-up: Asda to buy Tetley’s site? and Holbeck Cemetery scandal

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick on other blogs and websites: Supermarket giant Asda could be about to buy the Tetley’s brewery site in Hunslet, Jonathan Brown at the YEP understands. In other news, the Old Peacock on Elland Road has closed its doors due to

South Leeds links: Olympic torch Vikki, Holbeck events and Hunslet Gala joins Facebook

Here’s what’s been making South Leeds tick in our regular Wednesday round-up of the best of the area’s blogs and websites: Cottingley’s Vikki Blake (pictured left)  is busy blogging away as she trains before carrying the Olympic Torch through Leeds next month: Here, she writes: “I have been jogging at