What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Signs have been popping up all over Holbeck; tales of Holbeck’s glorious past and magical present. They are part of a project created by Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre, with members of their writers’ group. The free writer training scheme has been running for the last 18 months with Casualty
It was the first day at big school as students and staff at the Ruth Gorse Academy swapped temporary classrooms for their new purpose-built accommodation in Hunslet. [slideshow_deploy id=’53001′] “Stunning”, “amazing” and “spectacular” were some of the comments from the group of school ambassadors. “Before we were in claustrophobic temporary
Community charity Groundwork Leeds have been busy with corporate volunteers from Direct Line Group, ARUP, Skill Mill and Yorkshire Water as they have joined Canal and River Trust Staff, Leeds City Council Environmental Services Locality Team and Thwaite Mills Museum, to clear up the litter and debris that has collected
The sun shone and the crowds descended on Middleton Park on Sunday (11 September 2016) for the 7th annual Great Middleton Park Show. [slideshow_deploy id=’52946′] Amongst the attractions were dancers from The Hunslet Club and cheerleaders from White Rose Cheer. Locals showed off their home grown and home made produce
Community spirit has been to the fore in Middleton as residents have come together to condemn recent dangerous driving incidents in the area. Local councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell have been working proactively alongside partners including the Police and local schools to tackle the problem and to
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 5 September 2016: Alterations including raised roof and conversion of attached garage to a habitable room, new access ramp
Hunslet RLFC can today announce that Head Coach Matt Bramald will leave the club following the completion of the Hawks 2016 season and upon expiry of his current contract. The club would like to place on record our thanks to Matt who stepped into the role from assistant to Barry
Organisers of the annual Beeston Festival are calling on local people to come and get involved as they plan events for 2017. The committee have already announced that the festival in Cross Flatts Park will move from its usual June date to Saturday 15 July in order to avoid Ramadan.
Organisers of The Great Middleton Park Show are urging local residents to showcase their crafts and produce as the annual show returns for its seventh year on Sunday (11 September 2016) from 1 – 4pm. Set to be the biggest event yet categories include veg, fruit, home produce, and arts
With the start of the new school year, over 1,000 pupils each week will now be benefiting from Opera North’s award-winning In Harmony community residency as the Company introduces the project into a third primary school in South Leeds. In Harmony was created with the aim of enriching lives, improving