What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This year’s production at Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy was the musical Grease. The show was seen by a total audience of 1,000 people at three evening performances and one matinee for local primary schools. The cast and crew have been working extremely hard since September to make Grease the best it
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. We start this week with Leeds Dads who will be holding a free Soft Play session, 10am-12pm on Saturday morning at Little
Laura Lomas’ exceptional modern-day reimagining of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s 1888 text ‘Miss Julie’ packs an extraordinary punch, masterfully interrogating some of the most powerful issues in youth culture and broader society today, including the role of class, gender and trauma. The setting: a house party thrown to celebrate
Hunslet RLFC’s Finance Director Paul Owen informed members at the AGM last night (26 February 2025) that the club made a small profit for the financial year ending November 2024. “A £2k profit may not seem significant but reflects the Board’s commitment to spending within our means and ensuring the
Local pioneering paint re-use social enterprise, Seagulls, are celebrating 20 years helping people to access recycled low-cost paint to redecorate their homes and upcycle their furniture. The social enterprise started as an idea thought up between two friends around a kitchen table, about how to support the environment and make
Nicola Aldred from Middleton was urged by one of her three sisters to give boxing a go to help her cope with her PTSD and now four years after having walked into Padraic McDonagh’s Golden Team Gym in Hunslet and now the mother of a boy of twelve is the
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South Community Committee, made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at the Aspiring Communities Community
Shiko Group, the bar and kitchen operator behind Fearns and The Canary at Leeds Dock, is predicting its biggest year to date when it publishes its annual figures next month, projecting a turnover of £9.2m this year, just six years after acquiring its first venue, The Lawn Club in Manchester.
As part of Leeds Hospital Charity’s campaign to deliver play to all areas of the hospital, staff and families are now fundraising for a dedicated play space on the respiratory ward, aiming to raise £20,000. Many of the children cared for on the ward have complex respiratory and medical needs
Northern is giving local rugby clubs across its network the chance to get kitted out like a Super League team. The train operator, which is the sustainable travel partner of the league, is offering branded rugby kit, rugby boots, corner flags and post guards. The competition is open to all