What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It’s been an iconic building in south Leeds for many years – but now the historic former Tetley Brewery headquarters will have a new lease of life. Arts organisation Project Space Leeds [PSL] has been given a major show of confidence in its plans to create a new contemporary
Aspiring Communities are consulting the community about their plans for a new community facility they plan to build in Beeston. Aspiring Communities have bought the the site of the Ice Pak factory on Barkly Road in Beeston. They plan to build a community centre that will include: Sports and recreation
A “home made” snow plough attachment to the Hunslet Club mini tractor is ensuring that keen young football & rugby players aren’t disappointed to see their training sessions cancelled whilst virtually every other outdoor sports venue in the city remains closed due to frozen snow. Says Jason Slack at the club
08.35am: Snow has caused chaos across the region today, with up to 15 centimetres of snow falling overnight in South Leeds. Traffic and travel: As you’d expect, buses and trains have been affected by the bad weather. Most services are still running but timings are out. Check out Metro for
Holbeck In Bloom and Beeston In Bloom will be making good use of confiscated criminals’ gardening equipment following the discovery of a cannabis farm at the Britannia pub in Holbeck. Police raided the pub on Thursday and discovered cannabis being grown in an upstairs room. They also found 22 sacks
South Leeds Life received this email from Gohar Almass Khan, the secretary of the South Leeds Community Alliance Group, which has organised a community clean-up next Thursday. Everyone is welcome to attend: Dear friends & colleagues, First of all I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you all on
Allotment holders at Old Lane in Beeston have launched a petition calling on the Council to reverse its latest rent increase. Steve Johnston from the group explains that allotment rents have risen above the rate of inflation for the last 3 years. As previously reported, Leeds City Council is being
This week the route for the Leeds leg of the Tour de France has been announced and my street has been resurfaced. Coincidence? Well, yes it is. The Tour de France is not coming through South Leeds despite our helpful route suggestions on this week’s poll. The “Grand Depart” will
“It’s A Horse Gin, but not as we know it” is the terrible pun I’ve had stuck in my head since I first heard about the model Horse Gin currently being installed in Middleton Park. I’m sure there are far wittier puns to be had (and do please share your own
In the latest statement from Leeds City Council today executive board member for neighbourhoods, planning and support services Councillor Peter Gruen said: “The council remains absolutely committed to plans to deliver improvements to over 1200 homes and the surrounding estates and to build 388 new homes through the PFI project.