What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A recommendation that Leeds City Council seek to sell a site to the owners of Leeds United that has been earmarked by the club as a home for a new training ground and academy in the city, is set to be discussed by senior councillors next week. As part of a
As headline sponsor of this year’s event, Vastint UK is proud to publicly reveal ‘Aire Park’ as the name of the much-anticipated new city district at the heart of ‘South Bank’. The Tetley Brewery site in Hunslet will play host to Aire Park’s first Light Night immersive art event on
A HERO for Hunslet on the rugby league pitch and as a submariner during the Second World War, Alf ‘Ginger’ Burnell has died, aged 95. Remembered as one of the sport’s most talented half-backs in the immediate post-war period, Burnell was a member of Hunslet’s hall of fame. He agreed
A Leeds school that spent almost a decade in special measures is celebrating after being rated ‘Good’ in its latest Ofsted report. Springwell Leeds Academy has undertaken an extraordinary journey under the stewardship of Wellspring Academy Trust since 2016, when it replaced its predecessor Elmete BSD Special School. Wellspring Academy
Hunslet RLFC 20-34 Oldham RLFC Hunslet’s regular league season finished on a disappointing note with a defeat to second placed Oldham yesterday (Sunday 8 September 2019) at the South Leeds Stadium. It meant Hunslet had failed to beat any of the top 6 sides on their home patch, but with
White Rose Shopping Centre is working with two charities to mark World Suicide Prevention Day tomorrow, 10 September 2019. White Rose will be hosting a discussion space with literature available to take away in its Central Atrium from 10am–4pm, and will be turning its internal lights green to raise awareness
Fifth-generation family bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has welcomed the Queen’s representative in West Yorkshire to its Beeston Headquarters to receive the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: Sustainable Development. Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Mr Ed Anderson, visited the 179-year old bed manufacturer on Thursday (5 September 2019). Presenting the award to chairman,
The sun was shining, the sky was blue, and it was time for the return of everyone’s favourite event – The Great Middleton Park Show on Sunday (8 September 2019). It was an amazing afternoon of fun for all the family, and the day’s great turnout just goes to show
Matthew Murray High School is now no more than some ghostly marks on a field, and Murray’s name is in danger of disappearing too. Did you know why the school was named after him? Here’s a reminder about the man and a call to support an idea to give him
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 2 September 2019: Change of use from shop and flat above to form 3No. flats; external alterations including blocking