What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It was Thursday 12 November 2015 on a winters evening. Twelve children and their families gathered together at the Civic Hall in the centre of Leeds to find out who was going to be the new Children’s Lord Mayor of Leeds. Hannah Begum from Hunslet Moor Primary school south Leeds
An infamous speeding and accident hotspot in Hunslet Carr is the focus of a growing local campaign, with residents furious about the apparent inaction from the Council – whilst the number of accidents pile up month on month. The s-bend on Pepper Road (just north of the motorway from Hunslet
Data inputter celebrates prestigious Prince’s Trust accolade for overcoming adversity Khaleel Ahmed, a data inputter employed by Hunslet based The Right Fuelcard Company, is fired up with success after clinching a Rising Star Award at The Prince’s Trust and Samsung Celebrate Success Awards. The accolade acknowledges the achievements of young
The South Leeds Academy this week launched a new video about its approach to Creativity. https://youtu.be/0snzAXnPP6s The video is part of the school’s efforts to demonstrate how much has changed at the academy and the first of series where staff and students talk about and demonstrate the key values that
At the Hunslet Club on Saturday night honours were even between the three Hunslet community rugby clubs, with each picking up one trophy apiece. Chev Walker was there to present the awards with Hunslet Warriors Under 16s Dyson Nicholson winning the Grabsie Wilson Memorial Award. Other awards went to Andrew
He sits inside your head and watches He sees all you see, knows all you know, hears all you hear and sometimes, if you are very unlucky, he tells you what he thinks of it all. Gary Kitching is an improviser, actor and comedian and Me and Mr C is
The decision on the controversial plans for the former Ice Pak factory on Barkly Road in Beeston will now be decided by a Planning Inspector after Aspiring Communities lodged an appeal for ‘non-determination’. The application was due to be heard at the South & West Plans Panel meeting on Thursday
Police are appealing for information after a woman in Middleton was robbed in her home by a group of armed men. At about 8pm last night (16 November 2015) the 32-year-old victim was at home with her three young children in Thorpe Crescent, Middleton, when she answered the door and
Well done to Years 5 and 6 from Windmill Primary School for their Annual Thriller dance at BITMO GATE on the 2 November 2015. Around about 100 school children, parents and teachers and BITMO Staff came to see the dance with around 40 to 50 Thriller dancers. I watched a long line
This week is Alcohol Awareness Week and staff from Forward Leeds will be at Asda in Middleton on Friday (20 November 2015) from 10:30am-4pm promoting the Like My Limit campaign with advice, information and freebies. Forward Leeds currently has over 1,500 clients in treatment for alcohol; 30% of the service’s total