What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The ever-reliable Leeds Citizen blog has been focussing on empty homes in Leeds this week and has today put the focus on the Garnets area of Beeston and a regeneration scheme that hasn’t worked out. In the poignant post, the author states: “The houses weren’t worth doing up. Apparently. And
Community reporter Andy Brown has sent us this post on cycling and public transport in South Leeds: I couldn’t help ponder what Morley’s cycle racing legend Beryl Burton would’ve made of new guidance from the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE). Unheralded in her 60s & 70s heyday but
What have crystallography and a community reporters course got in common, apart from taking place in Leeds? Let me explain. The science of crystallography uses x-rays to look at the structure of materials, how the atoms link together. It was first used with crystals but now can look at any
Did you know that the Dogwood tree, or Cornus sanguinea as it’s known in Latin, played an important role in the textile industry? Or that Crataegus monogyna, the common Hawthorn, is also known as “Ske” in Old Irish, “Porn” in Old Norse and “Hag” in old English? No, neither did
Good morning South Leeds! Here’s a slightly abridged roundup of what’s been making South Leeds tick over the past week on the area’s top websites, blogs and Facebook. The centrepiece of a £2million revamp of Middleton Park has finally been completed after bad weather caused building delays, reports the YEP. The
Pupils at South Leeds Academy have been busy blogging for South Leeds Life. A group of 10 pupils recently had a day all about ‘faith’ and what it can mean to individuals. Here are their blogs specially written for us: What faith is : Love Helpfulness Kindness And loads more… In
Middleton Community Group has put forward a plan to convert the disused Middleton Marauders clubhouse building into a youth centre with a skate park next to it. The group says local residents have expressed huge support for the plan, which aims to provide a safe and secure plance for young
South Leeds Life reader Suzy Grace recently alerted us to an online petition to save the historic ‘at risk’ Stanks Hall Barn. It’s an important reminder that one of South Leeds’ most important and historic buildings faces an uncertain future. The Grade II* Listed building was last year featured as a ‘lost opportunity’
Steve Williamson has sent through this report of the Area Committee meeting: Last Wednesday evening I thought I’d drop in at the Civic Hall and attend a meeting of the the Council’s Inner South Area Committee – that’s where councillors from City & Hunslet, Beeston & Holbeck and Middleton Park
The Cottingley Hall estate held its annual Christmas fair over the weekend – and the event has been hailed a big success. Posting on Facebook, one of the organisers, Christine Robinson-Perkins, said: “The Christmas fair was awesome, the children were in fine singing voice … and were rewarded with a visit