South Leeds Life

https://southleedslife.com/

South Leeds Life is a community publication with a news website and a newspaper. According to the outlet, the positive things about the local communities of South Leeds' LS10 and LS11 postcodes were missing in the media coverage, so South Leeds Life was founded to bring more balanced reporting about the areas of Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middletown, and Stourton.

It has a printed monthly newspaper, distributing 6,000 free copies at pick-up points in local businesses, community centres and organisations, libraries, and schools.

South Leeds Life's aim is to inform people about what is taking place in the South Leeds community, encourage involvement, foster community spirit, and provide a place to contribute.

It has a weekly cultural guide on events happening in the area and shares information about local services and planning applications to the LS10 and LS11 postcode areas of the Leeds City Council website. On the website, the audience can find essential information beyond local news, such as a map of South Leeds organisations, councillors, MPs of the area, and links to valuable sites.

The outlet is run by South Leeds Life CIC, a not-for-profit social enterprise regulated by IMPRESS and an Independent Community News Network (ICNN) member. Its revenue comes from local government grants, advertising, and memberships.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
Leeds, United Kingdom
Year the organization started publishing:
2010
Languages:
English
Type of coverage:
Hyperlocal
Area of coverage:
South Leeds LS10 and LS11

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Education
Environment
Politics
Sports
Health and well-being
Law and crime
Society and human rights
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
Refugees
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Explanatory journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Social media platforms
Print
YouTube
Twitter
Facebook
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
5,780
Twitter number of followers:
5,882
YouTube number of followers:
173

Management and team

Founders

Female:
2
Male:
6
Founders:
Directors:
Christine Smart, Linda Meikle, Stewart Walton, Rocio Torres, Bruce Davies

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
1
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
8

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Advertising
Audience support / reader revenue
Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities
Local advertising sold by own team
Memberships
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Local advertising sold by own team
The second most important revenue source reported:
Memberships

Transparency

Publishes information about annual revenue
Publishes the names of donors
Doesn’t have an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t have a data privacy policy
Has a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t publish a whistleblower policy
Has a complaints policy
Publishes a complaints policy
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Doesn’t publish a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team

Why is this profile included?

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