What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet-based The Right Fuelcard CompanyThe Right Fuelcard Company (TRFC) – an independent distributor of Shell, Keyfuels, UK Fuels and Esso fuel cards – is reinforcing its commitment to Leeds Children’s Charity. Ranked 33rd in the Sunday Times Best 100 Small Companies to Work For in 2016, TRFC has again nominated
At Sunday’s Hunslet RLFC v Hunslet Club Parkside game at the South Leeds Stadium (29 January 2017), Lizzie Jones presented a Defibrillator to Hunslet Green, home of the Hunslet Warriors ARLFC. The Danny Jones Fund was set up by Lizzie after the sudden death of her husband, Danny, whilst playing
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Hunslet at The Tetley art gallery where a new exhibition is opening. If you’re free on Thursday (2 February) evening 6-8pm why not pop along to
The latest inspection of The South Leeds Academy by Ofsted has once again found the school to be ‘Inadequate’ in a report published on Monday (30 January 2017). The report states that “Outcomes for pupils are too low. Pupils do not attain as well as they should.” However the school
Presentations to BITMO’s Charities of the Year Throughout 2016, BITMO raised a total of £600 for the two charities of the year, SLATE Feel Good Furniture Store and the Leeds South & East Foodbank. Raised mainly through raffles held at the Belle Isle Gala, Christmas Party and Christmas Fair, the
Acting classes coming to Belle Isle! Belle Isle TMO are working with renowned theatre makers Red Ladder to deliver acting classes from the GATE centre in Belle Isle. Running for 7 weeks from Tuesday 28th February the course is funded by the Inner South community committee. The course will be
Are you over 50 and living alone or as a carer in South Leeds? Curious about what the internet can offer you? Come along to our Techy Tea Party! Digital Angels (run by Age UK Leeds) works in South Leeds helping to get isolated older people online. The project is
Last year, seven ladies attended training to become breastfeeding peer supporters, known as Bosom Buddies. The training lasted 10 weeks and was organised through Health for All, assisted by Two Willows and New Bewerley Children’s Centres, and NHS maternity support. They and other peer supporters are now helping mums at
Fire engines from Hunslet Fire station attended a fire on Acre Road, Middleton last night. A caravan parked on the drive was alight as they arrived at around 1am (31 January 2017) and the fire had spread to two adjoining houses. The houses suffered external damage but it is understood
Of all the methods of frittering away our leisure time that humankind has come up with since the advent of actually having time to waste, we have finally reached peak distraction with the advent of arguing online. While only a few decades ago people would spend their evenings watching Morecambe