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South of the River – Solidarity Forever

On 11 July 2014 By leeds11

As a cyclist I thought I might reflect on the Tour de France in Yorkshire in this week’s column, but I think everything I would want to say has been said elsewhere. Instead I’m looking again at the anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. For those who haven’t heard me

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South of the River – active citizenship and public service

On 4 July 2014 By leeds11

Councils up and down the land are re-shaping the way they deliver services. They have to, they’re facing unprecedented cuts to their income. Newcastle threatened to stop funding any arts programmes in the city, Bristol is try to get residents to look after its parks. Leeds seems to be

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South of the River – this land is your land

On 27 June 2014 By leeds11

I don’t know how many readers of South Leeds Life listen to The Archers, it’s not an obvious demographic for the makers of ‘an everyday story of country folk’. I’m afraid I’ve been listening for 30 years. They have some very good story lines – Jack’s dementia, rural isolation

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South of the River – construction time again

On 20 June 2014 By leeds11

Have you noticed the cranes have started appearing again in Leeds? Obviously I’m referring to building sites and not birds. I’m no ornithologist, but I don’t think cranes visit these islands do they? It’s construction time again as sites that have lain empty are being built on. I overheard

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South of the River – where people volunteer

On 6 June 2014 By leeds11

It’s one of those weeks where I’m frightened that my head is going to explode. I’m pulling together two big projects and my main survival strategy seems to be writing to-do lists to make sure I don’t forget anything. I’m still at the stage where the lists are getting

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South of the River – where people don’t vote

On 30 May 2014 By leeds11

What is there to learn from last week’s local elections? Looking at the basic facts nothing changed in South Leeds. We had nine Labour Councillors before last Thursday and we have the same nine Labour Councillors after the election. UKIP’s ‘earthquake’ certainly saw their vote rise significantly, but in

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South of the River – Twenty’s Plenty

On 23 May 2014 By leeds11

There was a nasty road accident on Dewsbury Road on Monday evening when a pedestrian was knocked down by a speeding car. I’m amazed there aren’t more accidents, some drivers are treating Beeston like a race track. I live near the junction of two residential streets. Every vehicle accelerates

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South of the River – in dangerous mines

On 16 May 2014 By leeds11

The reports of the terrible mining disaster in Turkey this week remind me that that South Leeds is honeycombed by mine workings and has suffered its share mining deaths in the past. For example, nine men died at Beeston Main Colliery in 1847 when they broke into old workings

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South of the River – down the sewers

On 9 May 2014 By leeds11

Our sewers are clogging up with fat. This was the key fact I gleaned from watching Watermen: A Dirty Business on the television this week. It seems we are putting more and more waste fat down our sinks. Sinks are wonderful things, aren’t they? They swallow anything and once

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South of the River – how are we raising our boys and girls?

On 2 May 2014 By leeds11

The stabbing of teacher Ann Maguire at Corpus Christi high school this week was truly shocking. I don’t want to speculate about the details of the event. A boy has been charged and the legal process will take its course. The event is a tragedy for Ann Maguire’s family, for