What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I arrived early at Holbeck Gala on Saturday (6th July 2013) to take some photos of the stalls before the crowds gathered. [slideshow_deploy id=’17536′] It was still a bit quiet, with stalls around the perimeter of a very large park area. Seemed a bit strange, thought maybe a
A £180 million regeneration scheme for the Beeston Hill, Holbeck and Little London areas is set to start in September after a long wait. Leeds City Council executive board member Cllr Peter Gruen this afternoon said that a contract between the council and partner Sustainable Communities For Leeds had been
The sun’s shining, the fab Leeds Skyride’s coming to town, Andy Murray’s hopefully going to be in the Wimbledon final… So why not come to the The Leeds Feast (Part II) -This is a sequel to the first Leeds (Midsummer) Feast last month. Sunday 7th July 2013, 2pm-7pm Millennium Square,
A local history group has launched a new website chronicling the history of Middleton. Middleton Life group, which is made up of local history buffs, has launched its new website to highlight some of their work, which includes a permanent exhibition at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre. Group members are
A driver claiming to be a licensed waste carrier has been caught out by environmental action officers. Andrew Jarrett, of Low Grange Crescent, Belle Isle, was unable to provide the waste carrier’s licence he claimed he had that would allow him to profit from legally transporting scrap metal for
There’s so much hype around Glastonbury this weekend I’m tempted to tell you the story of the time I saw the Rolling Stones at Knebworth in 1976. I say “saw them” I actually slept through most of their set. There’s not many people who can say they’ve slept through
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start this week with Holbeck Neighbourhood Policing Team’s Facebook appeal for a missing black speckled chicken. Apparently the Hunslet Club have lost one. On a more serious note they have another
Belle Isle Gala took place on Saturday 22nd June 2013 at Windmill Primary School. I went down to the Gala a bit early in the hope that I could take some photos of the stalls before it got too busy. I had been asked if I would like to
The Sally Army organised a hike to Mount Snowdon, but there was no Shirley Bassey or Tom Jones to welcome us! The Salvation Army South Leeds Initiative organised a day trip for south Leeds residents to a hike up Mount Snowdon. Now, most people should know that Mount Snowdon
About 30 people attended Saturday’s Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum at St Matthew’s Community Centre. Some of the members of the Forum had spent the morning on a visit to Chapeltown and the first part of the meeting saw a discussion on lessons to learn from that area. A common view