What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Local Councillors in South Leeds have been busy securing local improvements. A new Post Office is to be opened on Domestic Street in Holbeck and a new pedestrian crossing built on Dewsbury Road near Tesco. The Councillors have led a campaign with local residents to keep a Post Office
Councillors agreed to the recommendations of planning officers and gave Asda planning permission for their store on Old Lane, Beeston this afternoon. The Council’s Plans Panel (South and West) also agreed with officers in rejecting Tesco permission to build a store next door to Asda on the former jam
APPLICATION 11/04306/OT. Demolish existing buildings and erect a retail foodstore (Class A1), with car parking, landscaping and access. Site of Asda store, Old Lane, Beeston, LS11 8AG. I am writing in connection with the above application which is to be considered by the Plans Panel South and West, which
This Thursday, 20th June there are three items affecting south Leeds to be considered at South and West Plans Panel: a pre-application consideration of proposals for the former Icepak factory on Barkly Road, Leeds 11 and the two applications for a supermarket on Old Lane, Leeds 11 from Tesco
Planning is a hot topic round our way. The battle between Tesco and Asda comes to a head on Thursday when the Council’s South and West Plans Plan will also hear a pre-application presentation from Aspiring Communities about their site on Barkly Road. Meanwhile the whole city is being
The Leeds Citizen brings news that the planning war on Old Lane, Beeston between Asda and Tesco is over. Well nearly … It’s been a long, hard-fought struggle, but it looks like the store wars in Beeston in south Leeds between supermarket giants Asda and Tesco could finally come
The Festival takes place a week today on Saturday and we’re all hoping for a warm, sunny day… Have you ever thought of what goes on behind the scene to make the Festival happens? For over six months a number of people have been beavering away behind the scenes
There has been a lot of talk recently about Asda, Tesco & Aldi coming to Middleton and how, if at all, it will affect local shops. Asda have got planning permission to build on the old Co-op site in Middleton, Tesco who also applied, have not. The building of the
2012 will be remembered in Britain as the Olympic year. Never mind Jessica Ennis, Bradley Wiggins or Ellie Simmonds, on Monday 25th June the Olympic Torch came through South Leeds. Thousands of people came out to see the torch make its way through Hunslet, up to South Leeds Stadium, then
Today we start a new feature at South Leeds Life. Every week we will be running a readers’ poll to find your views on a current issue. We are kicking off this week with a poll we’ve run before. Asda and Tesco are competing to build a new supermarket on