What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Two weeks ago two tables were fitted inside and outside the playground on Hunslet Moor Park. On Tuesday night (27 June 2023) a group of teenagers using the children’s playground vandalised the snakes and ladders table. Stripping off the vinyl from the table and seats. The seats were bought by
Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, suffered a break in to their double decker bus on Saturday night (21 December 2019). This is the ugly side of South Leeds, but what has happened since has shown our community’s real spirit. And we’ve been joined by Sting (yes, that Sting!) A
Do you parents know where your children are at night? Last night (Friday 12 July 2019) children got into the grounds of Middleton Elderly Aid and vandalised our new polytunnel. It made me sad and upset at seeing this, this morning. This was erected yesterday and was built for the
During one weekend in November some people set fire to a industrial waste bin that belonged to Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre Middleton Elderly Aid Centre, in Middleton. The melted mess of the bin had been discovered on the Monday morning when staff turned up for work at the centre
The Middleton Railway is all that remains to remind us of centuries of coal mining around Middleton and Hunslet. Over the years dedicated volunteers have preserved the track and secured and restored items of historical interest. Many of these are examples of the engineering skills once found in Hunslet and
Work has today started on introducing security fencing around vandal-hit Hunslet Cemetery following a hard fought three-year campaign by local residents. Hunslet Cemetery is one of the oldest municipal cemeteries in the country but has been blighted by vandalism, thefts from graves, anti-social behaviour and dog fouling. And this afternoon
South Leeds Life reader Alan Shaw has written this personal and thoughtful guest post: I have come to the conclusion that humans as a species are basically selfish, i.e. they only think of themselves and do not automatically think of others, either those of the same species or of others
Middleton Railway – the oldest continuously working railway in the world – is launching a hi-tech fightback against thieves who threaten to wreck south Leeds’ industrial heritage. The railway, which has been running since 1758 and is now run by volunteers, has been hit by metal thieves over the past 12