What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week down at Skelton Grange Environment Centre where they’ve been reviving the ancient folk tradition of Maypole dancing. May Day means different things to different people, before it
As an employee of St Luke’s Cares Charity shop and community reporter for South Leeds Life, I have been itching to have a manicure at the newly opened Shine Nail Bar at 7 Hillside Buildings in Beeston. The nail bar opened for business on Friday 24 April 2015. As a
Some of you will have walked up Beeston Road recently and seen a hive of activity at No.7 as workmen have been in and out. Many of you will have heard murmurings about a charity opening a new nail bar in Beeston and we hope all of you will be
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at The Tetley art gallery, where they’ve been creating bicycled powered art. Their Cycle Spiral event took place today (8 April) and looked like great fun. The
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. 3,000 bulbs were planted today (18 March) thanks to Friends of New Forest Village with support from the Council, Asda and Barratts. Sc4L, the consortium that is building and refurbishing council
Here is the last (for now) of our My Life in South Leeds stories from young women who are part of the Shine Project. Hi my name is Kirsty, I’m 13 years old and I have lived in Holbeck for 4 years. I would like to tell my story on
This week we will be running five My Life in South Leeds stories from young women who are part of the Shine Project. Hi my name is Millie I am 13 years old and I want to talk about my school and how I came to play the guitar. The
This week we will be running five My Life in South Leeds stories from young women who are part of the Shine Project. Hi, my name is Amie, I am 14 years old and live in Belle Isle. I have been at The Shine Project in Hunslet for about 3
The Shine Project, which supports girls aged 11-19 in South Leeds is opening a nail bar in Beeston and is currently looking for a manager. The Shine Nail Bar will operate as a social enterprise offering employment and training to local young people. All profits will be ploughed back into