What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police are investigating a serious sexual assault outside St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck on Sunday night (27 May 2018). An area behind the centre was taped off for crime scene investigators. The centre is in the former church building at the junction of Top Moor Side and Domestic Street.
Students at Leeds College of Building are gaining hands-on construction experience after visiting their new £13-million Hunslet campus site. Main contractor, Clugston Construction, started work on the foundations and ground works last October. Since then, a total of 186 student site visits and 14 group tours have been organised up
An exhibition based on local people’s memories of Hunslet and Stourton opens on Thursday at Hunslet Library, off Church Street. Communities Librarian Rachel Benn writes: Join us to launch this exhibition sharing the memories of people who grew up in the area of Hunslet and Stourton. These memories are people’s
I knew very little about Harrison Spinks, the bed manufacturer until this month. Their factory is at the bottom of my street. I knew they made beds for the Queen and that they kept expanding, taking over more and more of the industrial estate, but that was about it until
Hunslet RLFC racked up a club record 86 points against the hapless West Wales Raiders in the a one-sided match in the sunshine at South Leeds Stadium yesterday afternoon (27 May 2018). Photos by Paul Johnson Phoenix Photography New boys West Wales have lost all nine games this season with
Two Health For All projects have teamed up to bring a taste of China to Cross Flatts Park in Beeston on Tuesday (29 May 2018). Lychee Red invite you to experience the ancient martial art of Tai Chi. A professional master will show you how to use this gentle, but
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 21 May 2018: Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a mixed-use residential scheme comprising up to 928 apartments,
Two news stories caught my attention this week. The first one was about a Scottish school that pioneered a fifteen minute run round the school at the start of the school day. I say pioneered because the idea has been taken up by 3,600 schools in 35 countries, although I’ve
Review: Hard Times at West Yorkshire Playhouse Fact. Hard Times is a theatre production based on a Charles Dickens’ 1854 novel of the same name. Deborah McAndrew’s quirky and witty adaptation of Hard Times is a joy to watch. This was my first introduction to Hard Times so not knowing
St Luke’s CARES charity shop and warehouse was packed this afternoon (24 May 2018) as their 2018 Community Award winners were unveiled. The whole community turned out to celebrate the breadth and diversity of organisations working across South Leeds, with food, music and ice cream. One of the shortlisted finalists,