What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Members of the SPLASH campaign, which is fighting to get South Leeds Sports Centre reopened, will meet on Monday evening to discuss the next phase of their campaign. The meeting, on Monday, September 12, will be held at 7pm at Hillside. The centre closed in November last year and members
The Hunslet Club looks forward to welcoming back its 1000+ membership at the start of the new school term. While people have been on holiday the club has been busy extending the garages & bar, building an extra activity room and games room, redecorated the dance studios, put picnic tables & benches outside (thanks
There was a good turnout at last night’s Beeston Community Forum meeting as Leeds Central MP Hilary Benn addressed members at Beeston Village Community Centre. Here are some of the key points from the meeting: Hilary Benn MP Mr Benn said he had concerns over plans for a park and ride at
It’s good to see new affordable housing being built in Beeston. These pictures show new homes being built for Chevin Housing on the Beverleys site off Lady Pit Lane. Half of the 55 homes will be for rent and the other half for shared ownership. The new housing replaces five
The Rothwell Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) are making five youths clean up Hunslet Cemetery after they were found damaging gravestones. Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on regular patrols in the area found the group hanging around inside the cemetery on Tuesday evening. After sending them on their way, the officers
The Hunslet Club is delighted to be hosting the inaugural LSxJunior, the cities’ first technology festival for children & families on Sunday September 25th. Organised by LSx, a collective of technology professionals, this event was born from a desire to make technology events in Leeds more inclusive for families. For
The place where I live isn’t physically bound It’s the place where the love and the laughter is found South Leeds Youth Theatre had an exciting end of term by performing at West Yorkshire Playhouse in their original play called “Stand in the place where you live“. Michelle Cunningham explains:
The Friends of Middleton Park are holding their third annual show in the park on Sunday 11th September, writes Frances Jones. This is an opportunity to showcase local talent and skills: if you grow fruit, veg or flowers, if you are into art, photography, crafts or home baking, please consider
The Middleton Arms, which was opened as a hotel in 1925, could be replaced with a single storey Aldi store if a planning application is approved. So far there have been 14 letters of objection from local residents and more than 40 letters of support. Reaction’s been mixed to the
If you didn’t know already, the historic Lord Nelson pub in Holbeck has been gutted by fire. The cause of the blaze at the pub, which had been closed for some time, is currently being investigated. Details of the incident from the Fire Service can be found here. Full story