What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Cockburn High School in Beeston has received national recognition for the value it adds to students’ achievements at GCSE. SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers Network, recently undertook its annual in-depth analysis of official Department for Education data on all state-funded schools in England and identified Cockburn’s success. The school
Disappointment as Hunslet Hawks end difficult Easter period with a loss away at the Shay The Hawks travelled to Halifax to complete their Easter fixtures following a gutting result against Leigh – looking to set themselves back on course against a difficult Halifax side. The Hawks received the kick off
Over the coming months in the pages of ‘South Leeds Life’ we shall be presenting a series of articles by and about artists that seek to shine a light into the artistic community of South Leeds. As with anywhere you can get the measure of a community by the diversity
Disappointment as Hawks end difficult Easter period with a loss in Halifax. The Hawks travelled to Halifax to complete their Easter weekend fixtures and following a gutting result against Leigh on Friday, looked to set themselves back on course against a difficult Halifax side. Both team battled throughout, neither team
Easter weekend may be over, but the school holidays still have two weeks to run. We’ve got a roundup of South Leeds activities to keep the children entertained. You can find full details of all these events on our What’s On Calendar. For more activities across the city why not
Interview with Julie. Volunteer for BITMO GATE By Kenneth of South Leeds Life. What qualifications’ did you get when leaving School, College or University? I got 365 City & Guilds English and Maths, CPVE Business Studies. As you know I interviewed you about a year ago about your Ancestry group at BITMO
I was just settling down with a glass of Cotes du Rhone to watch some television on Saturday evening (4 April 2015) when the phone rang. It was Cllr Angela Gabriel and she told me there had been a drugs raid in Beeston. I thanked her for the information, but
A story in a nutshell about Amber (Amber’s Autism Awareness) told by her Mum Christine, who has Fib. This is a warm-hearted story, and sometimes can bring you into tears and mad at society at the same time in length of time the powers that be to do something. Reproduced here
Leigh Centurions have been dominant in the Kingstone Press Championship, but faced a stern test as they seemingly looked past the Hawks. The Hawks kicked off the game and immediately the big names of the Centurions got set to make their presence known, but the Hawks were ready for the
The Beeston-based ‘Group of Muslim Pensioners’ this week celebrated their thirtieth anniversary as an organisation, with a lunchtime event featuring awards, speeches, great food, and a lot of good cheer. The group was founded in 1985 by the revered community elder Mr Kawaji Mohammed Sharif, and others. The vision was