What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds City Council launch a public consultation today asking the people of Leeds to help them pick the best sites for the development of new housing, retail employment and greenspace. The population of Leeds is predicted to grow by 100,000 over the next 15 years, from its current level of
A couple of weeks ago I visited the island of Cottingley to attend the excellent Cottingley Summer Fair. My Other Half had the car so I a walked – it’s not far from Beeston. I don’t know Cottingley well, I’ve been a few times in the last couple of
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Our jumping off point this week (geddit?) is Leeds Dynamite who have photos on their Facebook Page from their performance at the White Rose Centre today. They were marking the opening of
Yesterday Leeds City Council announced that it is re-designating 837 properties (out of the 57,950 it owns), reducing the number of official bedrooms they have, but campaigners say this isn’t enough to protect people from the Bedroom Tax. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, tenants in social housing
Last week the Community Reporters group interviewed Councillor Kim Groves, the Labour member for Middleton Park Ward. This was the sixth week of the Community Reports course, the session was about learning how to conduct an interview and to help us get up to speed we watched an
Women and girls are invited to go along to the Hunslet Hawks next match and enjoy some pampering. Her RL is an association which promotes women and girls within rugby league and highlights how rugby is not a sport just to be enjoyed by men! So on Wednesday 29th May
The Hunslet Club in Leeds needs volunteers of all ages to help run its many activities for children and young people to reach their full potential. Check out the new video above to see the many ways in which you could help. Could you help run sports sessions including
Greenhouse, the multi award winning development situated in Beeston represents a new way of life and the community here is flourishing. On Sunday 2nd June from 12-4pm Greenhouse will be hosting a good old-fashioned neighbourhood get together for “The Big Lunch”. The Big Lunch is a national event and
The appalling events in Woolwich this week brought back memories of the 7/7 London bombings and fallout in Beeston. I have written before about how the world’s press descended on Beeston, putting their need for a story before the needs and feelings of the community. I don’t want to
The horrific attack in Woolwich yesterday has brought back memories of the 7/7 bombings for many of us in Beeston. Community leaders and residents are reacting as they did in 2005 to show solidarity with the victims and reject the use of religion to justify terrorist acts. Leeds Central