What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Volunteers at Trinity Network were the guests of honour at the regular Tuesday lunch club today (14 February 2017) as they were given a Valentine’s Day thank you. Lynda Williamson, CEO of Trinity Network, said: “Our volunteers are fantastic. We only have a small staff team so having such a
Environmental improvement work has been agreed for areas of Hunslet that will include landscaping work and improvements to some play areas. City & Hunslet Councillors Nash, Iqbal and Davey have pushed for funding to be allocated to the development of the play area at Hunslet Lake including the removal of
A hearing to decide an application from Winston’s Health and Leisure for an alcohol licence was adjourned this morning (14 February 2017). Leeds City Council’s Licensing Sub Committee was due to hear the application, but the applicant, Dan Hall, asked for an adjournment as his barrister was unable to attend.
Ian and Laura were the lucky winners of a competition run by White Rose Shopping Centre and Heart Yorkshire. Ian won the chance to delight Laura with a ‘surprisal’ – surprise proposal – on Saturday (11 February 2017). The surprisal came complete with a £2,500 Jenny Packham ring from Goldsmiths,
Work will start shortly on a new road safety scheme on Dewsbury Road. You may remember reading about the proposals in this article last year. As locals and residents of south Leeds are well aware, Dewsbury Road is a key traffic artery in the south west of the city but
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to get fitter this year, but haven’t quite managed to get started? There are three groups in South Leeds waiting to help you get off the couch and start running. Don’t worry, there are no drill sergeants demanding the impossible. These are supportive
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 6 February 2017: 11 illuminated signs and 1 non illuminated sign Hoxton Mount Off Elland Road Beeston Leeds
On Wednesday 25 January, four students from Year 6 in Park View Primary Academy helped refugees of Iraq by sending Clothes, Bed, sheets, shoes nappies and other items that will keep them warm. The Vice Principal, Mrs Annable, took the four children to the Holy Spirit Church, Beeston Hill to
Fifteen years after arriving back in Hunslet, ‘Picton’ finally has a proper home where it can be conserved. It may not look much more than a heap of rusted metal just now, but this an important part of Hunslet’s industrial heritage. ‘Picton’ was built by Hunslet’s in 1927, and spent
The notorious Winston’s “Health & Leisure” club on Dewsbury Road has submitted an application for a licence to sell alcohol and play recorded music. The application will be considered by the Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee on Tuesday (14 February 2017). The premises, which have variously been known as Winston’s and Churchill’s,