South Leeds Life

The Community Reporters course was a very good course to do, I got to know a lot and it was very enjoyable. I thought the people were very nice and helped me so much. It was nice to go to the park to take photos. I enjoyed talking to some of the people, and interviewing [...]

Following on from part one of a nostalgic photo slideshow of hundreds of photos of Hunslet and it’s surrounding area, and Part 2 from a bygone age, over the last couple of weeks (viewed over 500 times already), we now present the third and final part. See how many places you recognise still standing, or what is long [...]

Yesterday saw the 18th Beeston Festival on Cross Flatts Park. We had some mixed weather with a couple of blustery showers, but that didn’t put on a dampener on things for the thousands of people who came enjoy music, food, games and browsing the bazaar. As one of the organisers, I would like to thank [...]

Are you ready to take some photos of south Leeds,  bleary-eyed at 4am on Sunday morning? The aim of the 4amproject is to gather a collection of photos from around the world at the magical time of 4am. Everyone can take part and join in! All you need is a camera. They want to see what [...]

South Leeds Life reader Jonathan Bliss has shared this beautiful photograph of Leeds’ inner city skyline at dusk taken from the viewing point at Holbeck Cemetery. We think it’s a truly breathtaking photo! Jonathan has kindly shared a couple of photographs of the view from the cemetery on the South Leeds Life group Flickr pool. You can also [...]

Regular South Leeds Life reader Ed Carlisle has sent us this wonderful photograph of Beeston with a difference. Ed says: “Just thought you might like this pic of Beeston in the snow, for your archives. It was taken by my mate Chris Heward.” Thanks for sharing it, Ed – it’s a great photo. You can share [...]

Photographers with mild insomnia and an eye for the unusual will have the unique opportunity to play their part in an innovative global project to record and document their community before dawn, writes Karen Strunks. The global phenomenon that is the 4am Project returns for its seventh event on 15th April, as bleary eyed photographers take to [...]

There’s something about snow on the ground, especially if the sun is shining, that makes me get out my camera – well my phone actually. Here some snaps I took in my Beeston back garden this morning. Have you got any photos of the snow to share?