What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 4 March 2019: Listed Building Application to remove twelve bells and two peal boards from the church tower St
Hunslet RLFC saw off gutsy completion from West Bowling in the Challenge Cup at a windy South Leeds Stadium yesterday (9 March 2019) A minute’s silence was impeccably observed before the kick off for the legendary Peter Fox who sadly died last week. The Bradford amateurs struck first just two
The new footbridge over the River Aire at Knostrop has has been Commended in this year’s McEwen Awards organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The bridge is a very elegant solution to a civil engineering problem. It sits above the moveable weirs that are part of Flood Alleviation
Local charity SNAPS is launching a new football club on Sunday mornings for children with additional needs and their siblings but is in need of coaches to help run the sessions. Use of pitches for the new club has been kindly donated by The Hunslet Club and interest from families
Over 20 young musicians from Low Road Primary School in Hunslet are preparing to perform the world premiere of a new composition at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall this Sunday (10 March 2019) in a concert which will also feature the inspirational 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year Sheku Kanneh-Mason. The
A Leeds college is celebrating its latest figures indicating a boost in women moving into some fields of construction. According to the data, over the last 4 years Leeds College of Building has seen a 30% increase in the number of women studying technician courses including civil engineering and quantity
On the Wednesday 13 February 2019 we held the annual Valentine`s Day Event at The Gate in Belle Isle. We raffled a cake which was made by myself. The cake raffle raised an amazing £50 which was decided by the attendees to be donated to the Food Bank. I used
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a drop-in recruitment event on Saturday 16 March 2019, with opportunities available across the business. White Rose currently employs more than 4,000 people from across Leeds, with the 2017 opening of its outdoor leisure extension The Village bolstering this by upwards of 300 staff,
In 2011, Leeds City Council took the decision to close and demolish several swimming pools in Leeds and now local residents in Middleton are calling for investment in a new one. The Council has recently found £1.4m for a new gym at the Leisure Centre which has made people think
It had been a while since I watched an entire Shakespeare play, and I’d never seen Hamlet before so I was curious to see a modern take on this classic tragedy. The Leeds Playhouse Pop-up theatre has the intriguing atmosphere of an arena in stripped-down form which provides a terrific