Links, blogs and information
On this page you can find links to other useful sites. If we’ve missed your organisation or blog, please email us with the details.
Information
- Aire Valley Homes Leeds – manage Council Housing in South Leeds
- Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation – manage Council Housing in Belle Isle
- Leeds City Council – provides services such as refuse collection, parks, libraries, social care and much more
- Leeds Federated Housing Association – manage houses for rent in South Leeds
- Leodis – an archive of photographs of Leeds through the years
- National Rail Enquiries – for train times and fares
- NHS Leeds – Health advice plus information about doctors and hospitals
- Police – information about the Neighbourhood Policing Teams for our area
- West Yorkshire Buses – timetables for First and Arriva buses
- Yorkshire Evening Post – latest south Leeds news.
South Leeds organisations and blogs
- Beeston Community Forum – for residents of Beeston “above the park”
- Beeston Festival – on the 2nd Saturday in June in Cross Flatts Park
- Beeston In Bloom – award winning community gardening group. They also have a Beeston in Bloom blog.
- Breeze – activities and information for young people
- Friends of Holbeck Social Club - group supporting Holbeck Working Mens Club
- Friends of Holbeck Cemetery - Group supporting historic cemetery
- Friends of Middleton Park – promotes local interest and involvement in the park
- Friends of New Forest Village – local group in Middleton
- Hamara – healthy living centre on Tempest Road, Beeston Hill
- Health For All – charity working with communities to promote good health and well being
- Hillside – meeting and conference spaces, office space, cafe
- Holbeck In Bloom – award-winning community gardening group
- Hunslet St Mary’s Primary School – school blog
- Looking Good Holbeck and Beeston – photography project showing positive images of the area
- Middleton Railway – the world’s oldest working railway
- Middleton Community Group – local community group
- Skelton Grange Environment Centre – environmental education centre
- SLATE – a social enterprise selling second hand household furniture in Hunslet
- South Leeds Community Radio – broadcasting 24/7 over the internet
- South Leeds Youth Hub – activities, training and information for young people
- The Hunslet Club – sports and social activities for young people
- Temple Works – arts venue based on the former flax mill on Marshall Street, Holbeck
- Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre – Middleton-based centre for budding entrepreneurs
- Tiger11 – the community development trust for Beeston and Holbeck
- Tower Works – website for regeneration in Holbeck Urban Village
- Voice of Holbeck – residents forum for Holbeck
- Voluntary Action Leeds – support and information for all community groups in Leeds
Sports Clubs
- Hunslet Hawks – rugby league club
- Hunslet Independent Supporters Trust - runs Hunslet Hawks
- Hunslet Nelson – cricket club
- Middleton Marauders – rugby league club
- Middleton Park FC – football club for 5-16 year olds
- South Leeds Indoor Bowls Group – bowls for all
- South Leeds Saints – football club for 16+ and adults
Sports Facilities
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Hunslet Green Community Sports Club – The Oval, Hunslet
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John Charles Centre for Sport – Middleton Grove
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Middleton Leisure Centre – off Middleton Ring Road
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South Leeds Tennis Centre - Middleton Grove
Other Leeds blogs
- Beyond Guardian Leeds – a daily round up of Leeds news stories
- Exploring Leeds – quirky stories and interesting histories from around the city
- Leeds Daily Photo – photographs from around Leeds
- Leeds List – Events and what’s on
- Leeds Online (The City Talking.com) – News, sport, lifestyle, what’s on, business etc…
- My Life in Leeds – a guide to Leeds
- The Culture Vulture – discussing all things cultural in Leeds
- The Leeds Citizen – life in Leeds and what the Council’s up to
For more on South Leeds on social media, including Facebook and Twitter, click here.
For an interactive map of local organisations, click here.

