What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The chances are that, if you’re a parent, you are reading this in the first bit of relative peace you’ve had for weeks. The children have gone back to school. Let’s repeat that. The children have gone back to school and our homes are our own once more. To quote
Hornets defeat Hawks in last game of the season and Hawks last game Rochdale Hornets 34-18 Hunslet Hawks RLFC Hunslet fell short in the final match of the season and the last as the ‘Hawks’ against Rochdale Hornets at the Crown Oil Arena, losing 34-18. The first half started perfectly
Organisers of the annual Beeston Festival are calling on local people to come and get involved as they plan events for 2017. The committee have already announced that the festival in Cross Flatts Park will move from its usual June date to Saturday 15 July in order to avoid Ramadan.
Quote from Parkrun HQ “Cross Flatts parkrun results for event #176. Your time was 00:45:26. Congratulations on completing your 99th parkrun and your 99th at Cross Flatts parkrun today. You finished in 175th place and were the 102nd male out of a field of 178 parkrunners and you came 2nd
Last summer, I discussed the idea of heading to Calais as a volunteer with my mum. It was around the time where Aylan Kurdi monopolised the headlines; this was an inescapable crisis. But then, life got in the way. There was work to do, rent to pay, and friends to
Organisers of The Great Middleton Park Show are urging local residents to showcase their crafts and produce as the annual show returns for its seventh year on Sunday (11 September 2016) from 1 – 4pm. Set to be the biggest event yet categories include veg, fruit, home produce, and arts
With the start of the new school year, over 1,000 pupils each week will now be benefiting from Opera North’s award-winning In Harmony community residency as the Company introduces the project into a third primary school in South Leeds. In Harmony was created with the aim of enriching lives, improving
Leeds’ police chief Paul Money will make a daunting descent of his Elland Road headquarters this weekend in a charity abseil that kicks off its annual open day. Chief Superintendent Money, Leeds District Commander, will be joined by Temporary Chief Constable Dee Collins and other senior officers to descend the
I hope you are enjoying the Paralympics which have just started in Rio, and I hope you enjoyed the able bodied Olympics earlier in the summer. I know I did … except a got a nagging feeling towards the end. Now don’t take this the wrong way, I have enormous
Fifty local residents packed into Hunslet Methodist Church last night (Wednesday 7 September 2016) to raise safety concerns in South Leeds. One of the biggest issues was the riding of illegal motorbikes and quad bikes around Middleton. One lady said she and her mother were terrified as they often ride