What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Before it closed in 1988 the old Belle Isle Hotel was a hub for the community boasting its own rugby team. The building on Low Grange Crescent is now the Victoria House Residential Home, but former player Mick Hyde has organised a reunion night on Saturday (5 August 2017) at
Crowds Flock to See Sheepdog Duck Herding and Brass Band As Shopping Centre Celebrates Yorkshire Day in Style White Rose Shopping Centre celebrated Yorkshire Day today (1 August 2017) with an unusual twist on sheepdog demonstrations accompanied by a live brass band. [slideshow_deploy id=’66342′] Crowds were entertained in the centre’s
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website.
There are more summer holiday activities for children and young people this week as Breeze on Tour pulls into Cross Flatts Park on Wednesday and Thursday (2 and 3 August 2017). The summer fun for under 19s will include arts, inflatables, sports, crafts, performances, dance, Breeze has Talent semi finals
One of the country’s foremost BME-led housing associations has celebrated its 30th anniversary. Unity Homes and Enterprise was established in 1987 with the objective of addressing the needs of black and minority ethnic communities in Leeds. The initial focus was on Chapeltown, where it still has its headquarters. Over the years,
Hunslet RLFC kick off the second half of their season on Sunday (30 July 2017) at South Leeds Stadium as they face Coventry Bears for the third time this season. Hunslet won both of the previous encounters, defeating the Bears 34-0 on 26 February in the Challenge Cup and 56-24
The Hunslet Club will be running its popular Activity Camp through the next month of the summer holidays, starting tomorrow (27 July 2017). Children aged 5 and over can attend for a range of activities including football, dance, movies, baking, arts and crafts. There will also be special themed days
With schools breaking up for the summer holidays, The Gruffalo arrives at West Yorkshire Playhouse right on cue with an hour of excellent family entertainment. The Quarry theatre was filled with children, parents, grandparents and carers, all eager to see their favourite bedtime story brought to life on the stage.
On Friday (21 July 2017) the Holbeck Viaduct Project Team launched their pre-feasibility report at an event, attended by a enthusiastic group of local residents, businesses and decision makers. The Holbeck Viaduct Project seeks to reopen the mile-long viaduct, as a green public space for travel, events, growing, and much
The Leeds Branch of the Young Archaeolgists Club (YAC) recently undertook a new excavation of an ice house, at Middleton Park, Leeds which once belonged to the former Middleton Lodge. YAC is the only UK-wide club for people under the age of 16 who are interested in archaeology. An invitation was extended the York and