Month: August 2024

Thousands enjoy community rugby festival

Three thousand people and 106 junior rugby league teams gathered at Leeds Corinthian’s Nutty Slack ground in Middleton over the weekend (3 & 4 August 2024) to take part a festival of rugby This weekend’s event was the third annual festival put together by the Hunslet Rugby Foundation working in

Pedestrian seriously injured in Beeston collision

Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision involving a car and pedestrian in Leeds. It happened outside Pennington Court on Hunslet Hall Road in Beeston at about 9.35am on Friday (2 August 2024). A white Volkswagen Crafter was reversing into the road from Disraeli Gardens when it was in

Grand opening for Middleton housing scheme with real community spirit

A much-praised extra care housing scheme has marked a special milestone as it continues to make a positive difference to the lives of older people in Leeds. Providing independent living opportunities with on-site support where required, Middleton’s Gascoigne House began welcoming residents in October last year. And, with all 60

Gascoigne House residents raise money for MND Association

Residents at Gascoigne House in Middleton are fundraising by walking 60 miles for Motor Neurone Disease Association. On Thursday 1 August, Yorkshire Day, the residents of Gascoigne House extra care housing started their challenge of collectively walking 60miles in August, for MND Association. We couldn’t believe it when we saw