What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Dynamite, the Middleton-based, world-beating Cheerleading group are holding a fundraising evening on Friday 17th May. The event, which is being held at Middleton Conservative Club from 7:30 to 11pm, is part of their drive to raise funds so that the squad can compete at world championships in Virginia
The South Leeds Community Network has been set up to support, help and encourage the hard work of the volunteers, groups and charities working across south and south east Leeds that make a difference to so many people’s lives… Come along on Monday 20th May from 2:00pm at Tenants
A new food bank has been set up by two churches in Holbeck to help households in crisis. The Food Bank has been set up by the Holbeck Christian Fellowship and Mosaic Church. They have been collecting dry goods for some time and are now fully stocked and ready to
Alisia Casper and her show Homolonius II – Lost In General is the latest exhibition at Basement Arts Project, Leeds’ smallest art gallery. Bruce and Debs Davies have turned the cellar of their terraced house into an arts space. Alisia Casper is a prolific artist, so on this occasion the pictures
Opposition is growing to plans to close Middleton’s last remaining bank. As revealed on South Leeds Life a fortnight ago, Yorkshire Bank’s plans to close its Middleton Circus branch have already drawn a petition with more than 250 signatures from concerned local residents who say they’re unable to get to
Local residents have successfully secured two new 20mph zones in Holbeck and Cottingley following road safety concerns. The Cottingley zone will be centred on Cottingley Primary School and will include all streets surrounded by Cottingley Drive and Elland Road. Traffic calming measures will also be installed on Cottingley Drive.
It’s the Leeds Half Marathon this Sunday and I have a confession to make. Back in September, in this column, I told you that the Olympics had inspired me to start running again and my target was to run in the 2013 Leeds Half Marathon. I’m sorry folks, it’s not
A report is due to go to the council’s executive board in June recommending that Aire Valley Homes be wound up and that council housing returns to being managed directly by the council. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the Council has been consulting tenants and others about changes
Beeston got a new Vicar last night when the Bishop of Ripon & Leeds conducted a special service at St Mary’s Church. Revd Lindsey Pearson was previously the Yorkshire Regional Manager of Christian Aid, and closely involved in supporting individuals, churches and communities to bring about change in some of
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Lets start with the Cottingley In Bloom planting day. Aire Valley Homes have posted a great set of photos on Facebook. Over on the Cottingley Hall TRAC Facebook page Christine explains “Must say