What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Producing a newspaper version of South Leeds Life will be on the agenda this week when the South Leeds Life Group meets on Wednesday evening. Plans for a newspaper, unveiled in Friday’s South of the River column, envisage a free monthly tabloid paid for by advertising. The first edition
People in South Leeds are being asked to avoid going to hospital if they have norovirus, the winter vomiting bug. The advice has been issued by the local NHS in an effort to reduce the spread of the bug which can have a significant impact on the delivery of
The Hunslet Club is set to launch tap dance classes for children and young people next Saturday. Classes will give a step-by-step guide to the essential steps, sounds, and moves of tap dance. If you or your child have always thought that this type of dance looks like a
This article by Paul Johnson first appeared on the Hunslet Hawks website. Featherstone Rovers 26 : 0 Hunslet Hawks The Hawks faced the Rovers this wintery New Years Day for the Annual Gareth Swift memorial trophy friendly at the BigFellas Stadium. An almost full strength side for Hunslet,
Happy New Year to you all, I hope you had an enjoyable festive season. I struggle with the New Year celebrations. 1 January seems little different to 31 December, the end of the year is surely just a milestone. Why do people get so excited? It’s the end of
There was another lively debate about Aspiring Communities’ planning application for the Ice Pak site on Barkly Road at last night’s Beeston Community Forum (2 January 2014). Chair Christine Thornton explained that the Forum had submitted a letter of objection to the application and that the deadline for comments
A competition has been launched for up and coming new bands in South Leeds. South Leeds Youth Hub are organising a ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition on Saturday 15 February, 2-6pm. The winners will receive a week of free studio time with technical support at the Youth Hub’s state
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Local music charity Cloth Cat is encouraging South Leeds residents to “find the music in you”. They have set up a new programme of practical music courses which start this month. The courses are designed to help people in inner city Leeds to develop new skills and find ways
Genie marries Principal Boy in a twist on the Aladdin tale … It was a weekend of rejoicing for St. Andrew’s Pantomime Group as they celebrated the marriage of two members who had originally met during the Panto Production Aladdin back in 2007. Hannah Smith and Dominic Johnstone were