What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Karl Foxton (31) from Beeston completed a 109+ mile bike ride in memory of his late Grandad, Harry Berry. This was to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. Harry passed away from Alzheimer’s on 20 August 2021. The journey was from his Grandad’s home in Beeston to Anderby Creek near
Leeds is set to roll out the red carpet for some extra-special sporting stars as it stages this year’s Westfield Health British Transplant Games this week. The eagerly-anticipated event will see hundreds of transplant recipients – young and old – competing in a wide range of sports at venues across
David Brown lived in Middleton with me and my son for the last 10 years of his life. A truck driver from leaving the army in the late 1970s and that’s all he knew and loved. He knew almost all the roads in the UK and if ever anyone wanted
Councillors Paul Truswell and Sharon Burke (Labour, Middleton Park) have welcomed the opening of a new state of the art gym at Leeds City Council’s John Charles Leisure Centre, in their ward. Supported by the Councillors, Leeds City Council has made significant investment into new equipment and a wider refurbishment
The Beeston and live music communities have condemned The Drysalters pub after it allowed a concert featuring a neo Nazi band, Combat BC, to go ahead on Saturday (23 July 2022). The event had been booked as a private party some months ago and the pub claim they had no
Health professionals from the NHS in Leeds are reminding residents to plan ahead to stay well this summer. Dr Sarah Forbes, GP Partner and Medical Director at the Leeds office of the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, said: “GP practices, hospitals and pharmacies are currently very busy, so it’s
Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) Year 10 Boys competed in the Leeds School’s Athletics Final earlier this month, finishing Runner’s-up in the school’s best-ever performance at the championship. After finishing among the top 8 of 32 to qualify for the final, the boys then produced an outstanding performance to win
After months of silence, maintenance work is set to start this week (25-29 July 2022) on the iconic Hunslet Spire. A full Council meeting in March heard from a deputation of local residents that the site was deteriorating and becoming overgrown. The Spire, the tallest in Leeds and a major
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 Monday 18 July 2022: Digital LED billboard screen Reservation At Apex View Meadow Road Holbeck Leeds Ref. No: 22/03906/ADV
North Wales Crusaders 36-26 Hunslet RLFC One of the games of the season ended in disappointment for Hunslet yesterday (23 July 2022) at Stadiwm Eirias in Colwyn Bay, as North Wales Crusaders scored two late tries to pip Hunslet in an end to end contest. The previous fixture in South