What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
British fashion retailer River Island is set to unveil a new 26,000 sq. foot flagship store at White Rose Shopping Centre with a day of fun and freebies on 14 April. River Island has created a new concept store with an extended womenswear offering, plus a larger children’s and menswear
Forward Leeds, the alcohol and drug service, is forging closer links with LGBT+ community by starting drop in sessions at Yorkshire MESMAC’s city centre location. The sessions take place every second Thursday in the month and are open to anyone whether they have concerns about their alcohol or drug use
Holbeck in Bloom’s mission is to improve the local environment and help build community pride. Their latest achievement is a new sign on the Moor. The sign incorporates positive images of the area including its historic buildings and the work of Holbeck in Bloom. Community stalwarts Ian Pickup and Dennis
Police have revealed the name of the 57 year old woman who died from her injuries after being hit by a car whilst crossing Belle Isle Road on Tuesday 3 April 2018. Bridgett Chappell was hit by a Skoda Fabia while she was crossing Belle Isle Road near to the
Whoever it was who said “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” was definitely wrong one afternoon in Middleton way back in the early 1950s. I was only small and mum pushed me in my posh Silver Cross pram (British racing green colour with a silver crest on the
Continuing West Yorkshire Playhouse’s commitment to taking artistic work into Leeds communities, this April The Damned United will visit venues across the city following its Playhouse run. The production embarks on a tour visiting community and non-traditional venues including working men’s clubs and sports centres; taking the beautiful game of
As at last it looks like the springtime is finally upon us, the best way to enjoy the weather is to get out and enjoy the outdoors whether that be in the form of a walk, run or bike ride. We at South Leeds Lakers Running Club prefer the middle
Hunslet RLFC travelled across the Pennines to face Oldham today (8 April 2018) and came away with a well won victory beating the Roughyeds 16-24. [slideshow_deploy id=’74995′] Photos: Paul Johnson This was the first time since the teams met at Headingley in the Championship Grand Final in 2014. Hunslet won
By the time you are living in a care home you might think it’s time to rest, but Wendy Stephenson can’t stop knitting and has enlisted help from her friends Florence Hustler and Edna Varley. The three, who live at Sunnyview House in Beeston, have recently handed over a blanket
March saw the beginning of, not only the 2018 programme at BasementArtsProject, but also the beginning of our eighth year as an arts organisation based at the heart of South Leeds. Whilst we may be small in scale our ambitions are somewhat larger. For seven years now we have been