South Leeds Life

A local councillor has welcomed the announcement that a busy junction in South Leeds will benefit from new safety measures. A range of improvements will be made at the Junction 2 roundabout of the M621, which Councillor David Congreve (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) has supported after a long fight for action to be taken. Currently [...]

The recently launched Hunslet Club & Parkside Rugby Academy now has an expanded programme of training sessions from pre-school through to year 9 at their facilities in South Leeds. These two clubs with long established roots in rugby league, having taught the likes of Jason Robinson (now Honorary Patron of the Academy) and many other professional [...]

    In April the Cross Ingram Area Residents Association had a meeting with Hilary Benn MP. The main topic of discussion was the delay in starting the housing PFI scheme for Holbeck and Beeston Hill; it was indicated that this delay was due to the current government. It was suggested that the group should [...]

PCSO Kirsty Johnson has been in touch to explain how we can all help dementia sufferers: As a PCSO (Police Community Support Officer) in Beeston, when I arrive at someone’s house I am expected to know exactly what to do, how to deal with a situation and which other agencies I can contact  for more [...]

Alisia Casper and her show Homolonius II – Lost In General is the latest exhibition at Basement Arts Project, Leeds’ smallest art gallery. Bruce and Debs Davies have turned the cellar of their terraced house into an arts space. Alisia Casper is a prolific artist, so on this occasion the pictures spill into the living room. [...]

Local residents have successfully secured two new 20mph zones in Holbeck and Cottingley following road safety concerns. The Cottingley zone will be centred on Cottingley Primary School and will include all streets surrounded by Cottingley Drive and Elland Road. Traffic calming measures will also be installed on Cottingley Drive. The moves follow a campaign by [...]

Beeston got a new Vicar last night when the Bishop of Ripon & Leeds conducted a special service at St Mary’s Church. Revd Lindsey Pearson was previously the Yorkshire Regional Manager of Christian Aid, and closely involved in supporting individuals, churches and communities to bring about change in some of the poorest parts of the [...]

Be careful of tradesmen who come to your door telling you that you need your roof or guttering doing quickly. There seems to be a spate of these people operating in Beeston just lately. We’ve had three in the space of a fortnight. The last one who came nearly hammered our door down, and was [...]

Police hunting the people responsible for the murder of a Leeds pensioner over a decade ago are appealing for people to come forward and help them solve the crime. 71-year-old Leonard Farrar, a retired Merchant Navy Officer, was found dead at his home on Cardinal Road, Beeston, on 4th May 2002. He lived alone and [...]

Unity Homes & Enterprise have been announced as the main sponsor of the 2013 Beeston Festival. Speaking about the sponsorship, Chief Executive Ali Akbor said: “Unity Homes and Enterprise is committed to providing housing choice, improving life opportunities and addressing inequalities across Leeds – which is why we are proud to support the Beeston Festival. [...]