What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
For almost three decades Linda Cunningham has been rescuing and caring for injured and sick hedgehogs. Born and bred in Beeston, Linda, who lives on the Southleigh Estate has grown the hospital considerably over the years. Her first rescue, 27 years ago was a 2 day old white-spine, from there
Harold was born in 1899 and lived at 58 Bewerley Street (off Hunslet Hall Road) with his parents and three sisters. His father worked at a Foundry on Dewsbury Road and then at Hathorn Davey also on Dewsbury Road. He firstly attended Bewerley Street Infants School in Hunslet Hall Road
Beeston and Holbeck Councillors, Gohar Almass, Andrew Scopes and Angela Gabriel, have thanked the Fire Service for the ‘vital lifeline’ they have provided in responding to the challenges of the pandemic. Cllr Gohar Almass, Chair of the Community Safety Committee at the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority, has highlighted
Local man, Ray Tough, has published his first book. No Body No Crime is a fictionalised account of a true crime. Ray is a man of many parts. Having worked at Cockburn school as a teaching assistant he is now a governor there as well as at Broomfield SILC. He
With all the gloom and doom of the last 9 months I would just like to share some good news which may be of interest to you. Despite only playing a handfull of games in 2020 due to the pandemic Hunslet Club Parkside U14s have had 11 players offered Scholarships
As some readers may remember, renowned Beeston-based bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, opened its doors to Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healy for an episode of Inside the Factory in August 2019. On Sunday (6 December 2020), BBC TWO will be re-running the programme to show consumers just how their mattresses are made.
Paddington™ fans rejoice! A special Christmas Paddington™ trail is coming to White Rose Shopping Centre. Built from a whopping 445,226 bricks over 1,481 hours, the exciting installation means shoppers can join the world’s favourite marmalade-sandwich-loving bear, Aunt Lucy and eleven other toy brick models for selfie opportunities. Presented and built
We have been distributing copies of the December newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 3 December 2020). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops. Copies are also available at
Mosaic Church Holbeck would like to invite the people of Holbeck to join in with the Holbeck Advent Calendar! As a church we normally run two big community carol services at St Matthew’s linked in with the lights switch on, as you know, 2020 is a year like no other
As a hard and difficult year draws to a close, we are all desperately hoping that 2021 will be different. Well, that hope appears to have been answered. Three new ‘stars’ have appeared in the dark winter sky in the form of coronavirus vaccines. It is extraordinary that they have