What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds Lakers held their annual ‘Hunslet Handicap’ in partnership with the Hunslet Rugby Foundation on Sunday (4 August 2019). This was the fourth running of the race, but this year a new trophy was inaugurated to remember Lakers member John Metcalf who tragically died earlier this year from cancer.
A stretch of Dewsbury Road between Hunslet Hall Road and Jack Lane will be closed to traffic overnight between 8pm and 6am for eight days starting on Thursday 8 August 2019. A diversion will be in operation taking traffic via Tunstall Road, Hunslet Distributor Road and Jack Lane. There will
Residents in Beeston Hill and Holbeck are being offered help and support to access permanent jobs working in the Estates and Facilities team in the NHS in Leeds. There are a wide range of jobs offering: flexible hours full training excellent staff benefits career development opportunities good rates of pay
Samantha does really well She does a marvellous job, at Middleton Elderly Aid. We love the trips and Entertainment and the yearly Holidays. This year went to Weymouth. The centre has really took off since Sam took over. It has made a big difference to our lives. By Vera Huphrey
South Leeds Archers marked their 20th anniversary year with a free open day at Cockburn School. Adults and children beginners were invited to practice at short-distance targets with beginners’ bows while club members displayed their ability with shots from up to 100 yards. The event aimed to increase exposure for
Edward Woffenden, Private 15/1003, 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Leeds 11 was, and still is, essentially Holbeck and Beeston. It had been a prosperous area during the 19th Century, with a lot of manufacturing, including John Marshall’s Mill and Matthew Murray’s Foundry, but by the beginning of the 20th Century
Leeds Art Walk is a free monthly tour of exhibitions, arts spaces and places of interest in Leeds, and this month it’s coming to Beeston. The walk starts on Wednesday (7 August 2019) at 5:30pm at 45 Garnet Terrace, where Kerri Jefferis and Sophie Chapman will introduce you to their collaborative
Hunslet RLFC 42-18 North Wales Crusaders Stand-off Joe Sanderson returning from a loan period at Coventry Bears re-ignited Hunslet’s form with a much needed home victory at the South Leeds stadium yesterday (Sunday 4 August 2019). Hunslet’s injury woes had worsened with Adam Robinson, Mike Emmett and free scoring Gareth
Families Together Leeds celebrates charity’s 150th Anniversary with Family Monster Picnic at St Mary’s Parochial Hall, Middleton On 1 August 2019, forty parents, children and friends joined Families Together Leeds, which is run by the charity Family Action, at their Family Monster Picnic at St Mary’s Parochial Hall, Middleton, Leeds.
Beeston boxer Ismail Khan’s latest professional bout will take place on Friday 6 September 2019 at Elland Road. The announcement comes after Khan’s previous fight, scheduled for July 13, was cancelled due to another fighter pulling out. The opponent and specific details of the September card have not yet been