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South of the River – Bottom of the list?

On 11 April 2014 By leeds11

What makes a neighbourhood a good or a bad place to live? Last Friday Leeds-List published an article called ‘Best and worst places to live in Leeds’. Beeston and Holbeck featured on the list, but for my money in the wrong section. The article kicked up quite a storm on

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South of the River – Art? What’s that all about then?

On 4 April 2014 By leeds11

I went to Cross Flatts Park yesterday. I didn’t want to go, it was cold and grey, but there was some art on and I thought it would be ‘good for me’. We previewed Life Boat on South Leeds Life a few days ago. I think it’s an installation,

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South of the River – level playing fields

On 21 March 2014 By leeds11

I mentioned my interest in street names last July. I discovered a couple of weeks ago that the Recreations in Holbeck are so called because the houses were built on the site of a recreation ground. In fact it had cricket pitches that once hosted the Australian national team.

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South of the River – Mind The Gap

On 14 March 2014 By leeds11

I’ve been lucky enough to visit two local Victorian monuments this week, John Marshall’s Temple Works and the Holbeck railway viaduct. They got me thinking about how economic development works. I wouldn’t call myself an economist, but I have an interest, I dabble. So I was keen to watch

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South of the River – Absent Friends

On 7 March 2014 By leeds11

Of course it’s nothing to what his family has lost, but this week I lost a very good friend in Steve Williamson. I think I first met Steve in the 1990s, but I only got to know him after he joined a community reporters course eighteen months ago. He

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South of the River – it is about the money

On 28 February 2014 By leeds11

I’d just finished writing last week’s South of the River column when I saw these comments pop up on Twitter. Gerald: “it’s not about money, it’s about the lack of opportunity and understanding” #PovertyTruth Anna: “people who are making decisions are too often getting their information from the media

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South of the River – playing the game

On 21 February 2014 By leeds11

So well done Lizzie Yarnold. Five years of hard work paid off with a gold medal at the winter Olympics this week. I was struck by her interview after the event and her back story. She said she was inspired by Denise Lewis. We all need our sporting heroes,

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South of the River – Once in a flood

On 14 February 2014 By leeds11

It’s been a bit wet and windy lately, but I’m glad I don’t live on the west side of the country. I actually heard someone use the expression “Once in a flood” yesterday. They had to correct themselves “Oh no, that could be tomorrow”. This year was the wettest

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South of the River – Absent Friends

On 7 February 2014 By leeds11

Our dog died last week, it was very sad, but at 13 1/2 she’d had a good innings. Meg was a lovely Border Collie, eager, intelligent and very loyal. Some of you will be saying she was only a dog, it’s not as though you lost a family member.

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South of the River – Looking after our children

On 31 January 2014 By leeds11

Three men are starting jail terms this week after a girl of 12 was raped and her three friends were sexually exploited. So why do I feel like I let the girls down? The incident started after midnight one night last March in my local park. What were the