What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Still time for swimmers in South Leeds to jump in and make a splash for Swimathon 2018 People in South Leeds have less than one month to sign up to Swimathon, the world’s biggest annual fundraising swim, to raise money for two great causes, Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie.
On Saturday 24 March 2018 a number of motorbikes and quad bikes caused mayhem on the streets and green spaces of Middleton and Belle Isle. Reports on social media described 8 or 9 bikes on the Sissons, the Bodmins, South Leeds Golf Course, Middleton Circus as well as on Belle
Local residents and groups in Beeston Hill have pulled together to create a ‘free library’ and orchard in the garden at Hillside Enterprise Centre – and it’s not cost a penny. Last week (Wednesday 28 March 2018) saw youngsters from the Into University programme working with members of Beeston in
On Sunday 23 February Cheer-City once again became Emerald-City as The Hunslet Club Emeralds clinched eight first place trophies and one second place trophy at the 2018 Cheer-city Spring Open dance competition in Leicester. The Youth Pom team also took the “Grand Champion” award achieving the highest score of the
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Leeds last night in which a woman was critically injured. The 57-year-old pedestrian was crossing Belle Isle Road, near to the junction with West Grange Drive, at 8.14pm on Tuesday (3 March 2018) when she was hit by a
Laser cutting and metal fabrication business Leeds Welding Company (LWC) Ltd is investing in future growth, with support from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Leeds City Council. The support has enabled the company to post a year-end turnover of £11million this year and it now has its
Footballers at a South Leeds school are ready for action after taking delivery of a brand new kit. The lucky boys and girls at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School in Beeston received the new strip courtesy of the local branch of Manning Stainton as part of its on-going
The last month has been jam-packed for the dancers at Cockburn School. On Saturday 10 March 2018 nearly 100 students took part in Rock Challenge at Magna in Rotherham. This is a huge national competition and Cockburn already has an excellent reputation of success from previous years. This year’s theme
Hunslet RLFC 10-34 Bradford Bulls Bradford Bulls knocked Hunslet RLFC out of the Ladbroke’s Challenge Cup today at a wet and muddy South Leeds Stadium. [slideshow_deploy id=’74733′] Photos: Paul Johnson / Phoenix Photography Rumours that the Bulls’ coaching staff did not wish the game to go ahead could be appreciated
On 1 March the residents of Holbeck voted overwhelmingly to adopt the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan. Despite atrocious weather, hundreds turned out to vote with 79% voting yes to the plan drawn up over five years by local residents. On the back of that result, Dennis Kitchen, chair of Holbeck Neighbourhood