What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Lucky youngsters from Leeds got the chance to meet Team Sky rider, and local cycling star, Ben Swift on Tuesday (Tuesday 15 April) thanks to a pre Tour De France event held by Sky in Leeds. Twenty lucky children from The Hunslet Club and Otley Cycling Club as well as
Leeds Apprenticeship Hub is hosting a fair at the Civic Hall where you can find more about opportunities for apprenticeships in the construction industry. The Fair takes place on Monday 28 April from 10am to 12pm in the Banqueting Suite and is targeted at young people between 16-24 who are
You have a chance to decide who your Councillors are at elections on 22 May, but you must be registered to vote. Leeds City Council carried out a canvass in the autumn sending forms to every household, but it’s not too late if you didn’t register then. To be eligible
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
Improvements to a shopping parade in Belle Isle have been given the go-ahead thanks to funding from local Councillors. Middleton Park Councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell have provided £400 from their MICE fund to improve Belle Isle Shopping Parade. In a joint project also funded by the
One of the struggles I found when I lost my job was how easy it was to succumb to daytime TV, thankfully there’s only so much of it I can watch before I feel despair set in and a desperate need to find something better to do. A lack of
A community campaign has been organised in Belle Isle and Middleton to reduce the amount of dog fouling and litter left by inconsiderate residents. Councillor Kim Groves (Labour, Middleton Park) launched the new campaign to highlight the dangers and consequences of not picking litter or cleaning up after your pets.
Politicians, senior officers and local residents were on hand to welcome the Middleton Park neighborhood policing team to their new home at the St George’s Centre in the heart of Middleton. Inspector Chris Bowen who has charge of our three wards in South Leeds introduced PC Matt Pashley and Sergeant
The Friends of Stank Hall Barn have become Friends of South Leeds Life. Sue Ottley-Hughes from the group has written this fascinating historical overview of this corner of South Leeds: During recent archaeology field walking on the paths in and around the Stank Hall and Barn site by the Friends of
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,