What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Several ash trees in Cross Flatts Park have been felled over the years because of ash dieback, a serious fungal disease caused by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. As we reported here, in 2024 Friends of Cross Flatts Park, and Honorary Alderwoman Angela Gabriel BEM in particular, raised funds to turn one of
Hunslet Carr Residents Association have once again produced their popular Hunslet Remembered calendar. As usual the calendar for 2027 features pictures of Hunslet in days gone by. The calendars are on sale now priced at £4 from Stephensons on Hunslet Road and The Gold Trader in the Penny Hill Centre.
In August and September 2026, the Asha Neighbourhood Project partnered with Being Human CIC to deliver She Rises, a free seven-week course supporting women in South Leeds to build confidence and take their next steps towards volunteering, education or employment. Delivered at the Asha Neighbourhood Project in Beeston, the course