What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. This weekend sees the Tetley Makers Market at The Tetley, Hunslet’s own art gallery. The market itself runs from 10am-5pm on Saturday
New grants worth £262,500 have been announced to support the expansion of the successful Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) programme across Leeds, with five new ‘pathfinder’ sites receiving grants. Slung Low, who work in Holbeck, are amongst five successful third sector organisations across the city awarded the ABCD community grants.
From the crematorium to the football terraces, via a one-night stand and some chamber music – it’s all going on at The Holbeck. Slung Low present a series of visiting shows upstairs at The Holbeck, starting on Saturday (12 February 2022) with Too Pretty To Punch A comedy spoken word
On Thursday (3 February 2022) there was an electric, infectious buzz around Hunslet Carr Primary School due to the imminent arrival of Leeds United’s captain, Liam Cooper. All classes were prepared for the amazing experience having had lessons about Liam Cooper where they watched clips of him playing, clips of
LS-TEN skatepark in Hunslet hosted national Green Party leader Carla Denyer last month – and took the opportunity to announce their ambitious plans to become as planet-friendly as possible in the coming years. The acclaimed LS-TEN (formerly The Works) is one of the biggest indoor skateparks in the UK. They
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A problem property linked to drug dealing that blighted the lives of residents in a Leeds street has been shut down following joint work by the police and council. Officers from the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team worked with Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team and Housing to provide a catalogue of
Take yourself Out: five tips to going Solo A recent study stated that 49% of Americans have less than 3 close friends, yet the average number of online connections on places like Facebook is in the region of 338. I spend a lot of time on the online networking site
Leeds City Council, the Leeds Local Education Partnership and Cockburn School have issued a consultation leaflet about the provision new outdoor sports facilities at the school on Gipsy Lane, Beeston. As we first reported in June 2020, this is the second phase of work to create 210 extra places at
Stomp, stomp, big fuss! Here comes the Story Bus! Sam and Nelly are back on the road! From late January to early February keep an eye out for our Story Buses, perfect for the under 5s. They’re packed with brilliant board books, perfect picture books and terrific toys just for