What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The end of a year is when we tend to look back over what’s happened and forward to what lies ahead. Among the friends we sadly lost in 2014 were Steve Williamson – so full of energy – and John Hodgson who was a Labour and union man to his
In late 2013, hundreds of households across Beeston in South Leeds received a leaflet headed “Beeston Campaign for Affordable Homes [BCAH]” encouraging residents to object to the proposal by Aspiring Communities to build a community centre on the former Ice Pak site on Barkly Road. Is the “Beeston Campaign
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
I’m secretary for Beeston in Bloom, writes Linda Stanley and I’d like to tell you about the work of our group. You may have seen our logo around Beeston: But there’s so much more to us than planters and hanging baskets. For example, did you know that: We rely on
At the most recent meeting of the South Leeds Life Group it was agreed that given the growth in the blog it was an appropriate time to tender some of our activities so that we can continue to expand. In May 2013 the blog had over 21,000 page views and
APPLICATION 11/04306/OT. Demolish existing buildings and erect a retail foodstore (Class A1), with car parking, landscaping and access. Site of Asda store, Old Lane, Beeston, LS11 8AG. I am writing in connection with the above application which is to be considered by the Plans Panel South and West, which
Here’s a slideshow of some of the photographs of snowy South Leeds taken by South Leeds Life readers Eve Tidswell and Steve Williamson. The images were taken today while the snow was at its height and focus on the Holbeck Cemetery and Cross Flatts Park areas. We’d welcome more of