What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
From the 18-20 April 2019, Northern Monk brewery are hosting their annual Hop City beer festival at their Leeds-based home, The Old Flax Store. The event falls over Easter bank holiday weekend, and will host over 30 breweries, various high-profile DJ sets and a roster of local and international street
Bumps and Buggy Fit, the outdoor fitness class for pregnant women and new mothers with their babies returns to three parks in South Leeds thanks to support from Leeds Let’s Get Active. The free classes incorporate a walk in the park with basic fitness exercises. They will take place on
The twists and turns of Brexit have been well-documented, but for now life continues as normal for local EU nationals from countries including Poland, Portugal, Romania, Greece, Latvia and Lithuania who call South Leeds home. The sight of European shops, restaurants, butchers and salons contributing to the daily hum of
At least three public telephone boxes have been vandalised in Beeston after thieves ripped away their telephones. One BT public telephone booth on Dewsbury Road was found on Monday 1 April 2019 with its telephone wrenched away, while two back-to-back telephone boxes on nearby Tunstall Road have also met the
The Hunslet community came out in force to remember Shane Telford – a hugely popular local man, and long-serving Hunslet Club volunteer – at a packed event at St Joseph’s Club last Friday (29 March 2019). As previously reported, Shane – also known as ‘Mr Hunslet’ – lost his short
The candidates for the 2019 Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward and Middleton Park ward. After last year’s ‘all out’ election, we are back into the cycle of electing one
Sharp Lane Primary School has restarted its monthly car boot sale now we have moved into Spring. The first event, held on Saturday 30 March 2019, was a great success and will be repeated on the last Saturday of the month through to July. The sales run from 8am-12pm and
As soon as we entered the warehouse we were entering into the spirit of the production – a wrestling gym had been recreated, complete with ring and inspirational posters. Most of the action took place in the ring and the audience surrounded the stage just as they would at a
Voters in parts of Holbeck were surprised to receive Polling cards advising them to cast their vote in next month’s local election at Mill Hill Chapel on City Square in the centre of Leeds. Amongst those affected were residents of Sandlewood Close, who would literally have to pass a Polling
We are sad to announce that Dennis Tate (85) passed away on Tuesday morning (2 April 2019) in his sleep at Wheatfield Hospice. Dennis was born in Hunslet and played for Hunslet Juniors before getting into the first team where he played over 100 matches before being transferred to Bradford