What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We are very excited for this year’s Holbeck Gala which yet again is set to be the #bestgalayet. Come down to Holbeck Moor tomorrow (Saturday 7 July 2018) between 12-4pm and as usual we have a brilliant line up of bands, great beers in the beer tent, lots of kids
Five fire engines, including one with an aerial ladder, from Hunslet and Kirkstall Road stations attended a fire at Merlins pub on Helston Road in Middleton yesterday evening (4 July 2018). When Firefighters arrived at 6:16pm they found the pub “well ablaze”. They used breathing apparatus, 2 large jets and
A leading Leeds youth theatre academy is looking for young performers – experienced and beginners – to star in a show that will be staged at Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre in August this year. On Stage Academy is based at The Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds city centre; it regularly puts
Leeds residents will be sorted when it comes to recycling after the council has responded to citywide feedback suggesting people want to know more about how they can recycle more. A new handy guide produced by the council will be going out to all households in the city over the
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School in Beeston is holding its summer fair on Sunday (8 July 2018) from 12-3pm. Join the fun for Barbecue Inflatables Raffles Tombola Face painter Reetwirlers majorettes performing And lots of different business and bric a brac stalls. Hunslet Fire Brigade will also be
A Leeds charity is looking for people in Belle Isle and Middleton to interview about their experiences of education and how they made decisions about their options. Together For Peace is undertaking the research on behalf of Go Higher West Yorkshire, a consortium of local colleges and universities, who work
Growing up in a city with a tramway network means that impressionable youngsters can be bitten by the tram bug! I was hooked before I was three, in 1940. It’s not uncommon. The French film maker Bernard Tavernier, of a similar age to me, in a newspaper interview told how
More Cheese Gromit? White Rose Unveils Gromit Unleashed Trail to Celebrate One Year of The Village White Rose Shopping Centre has teamed up with Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations to unveil Yorkshire’s first ever Gromit Unleashed trail in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the opening of The Village, White Rose’s
Public engagement on plans to create two new rail stations in Leeds has started this week. Details of the proposals for new stations at White Rose and Thorpe Park as part of the Connecting Leeds programme to improve travel and transport in Leeds are now open for public feedback. The proposals
Students from Cockburn School participated in the annual Big Deal Event. The Event, which is run by York University, requires students to produce a business plan, prototype and ‘Dragon’s Den’ style pitch which is then presented to a team of senior business people from a range of national businesses. Cockburn