What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The ‘managed approach’ by Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police to dealing with prostitution in Holbeck has been given a cautious thumbs up in a comprehensive survey of residents. It was revealed at the Inner South Community Committee meeting that about a third of residents had rejected the scheme;
The White Rose Shopping Centre has launched its search for two recruits to join the team on a twelve-month paid apprenticeship, resulting in an NVQ Level 2 in Facilities Services. A fantastic prospect for South Leeds locals looking to kick-start or change careers, the successful applicants will be hard-working, passionate
Sunday 18 September, meet at the Visitor Centre in Middleton Park. Walk starts 1 pm and will last about 2 hours. Free Event. Join the Friends of Middleton Park for a walk around the South side of the Park, taking in St Mary’s Church, built on park land donated by
Signs have been popping up all over Holbeck; tales of Holbeck’s glorious past and magical present. They are part of a project created by Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre, with members of their writers’ group. The free writer training scheme has been running for the last 18 months with Casualty
It was the first day at big school as students and staff at the Ruth Gorse Academy swapped temporary classrooms for their new purpose-built accommodation in Hunslet. “Stunning”, “amazing” and “spectacular” were some of the comments from the group of school ambassadors. “Before we were in claustrophobic temporary buildings. This
Community charity Groundwork Leeds have been busy with corporate volunteers from Direct Line Group, ARUP, Skill Mill and Yorkshire Water as they have joined Canal and River Trust Staff, Leeds City Council Environmental Services Locality Team and Thwaite Mills Museum, to clear up the litter and debris that has collected
The sun shone and the crowds descended on Middleton Park on Sunday (11 September 2016) for the 7th annual Great Middleton Park Show. Amongst the attractions were dancers from The Hunslet Club and cheerleaders from White Rose Cheer. Locals showed off their home grown and home made produce in the
Community spirit has been to the fore in Middleton as residents have come together to condemn recent dangerous driving incidents in the area. Local councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell have been working proactively alongside partners including the Police and local schools to tackle the problem and to
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 5 September 2016: Alterations including raised roof and conversion of attached garage to a habitable room, new access ramp
Hunslet RLFC can today announce that Head Coach Matt Bramald will leave the club following the completion of the Hawks 2016 season and upon expiry of his current contract. The club would like to place on record our thanks to Matt who stepped into the role from assistant to Barry