What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet Hawks rugby league club are working with the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust to put on a treat for the elderly at their Good Friday (Friday 25 March 2016) fixture with Keighley Cougars at South Leeds Stadium. Senior Citizens can take advantage of the match day hospitality for just £10.
A care assistant at Bupa’s Copper Hill Care Home in Hunslet has raised over £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support by having her long hair shaved off at a fundraising event held at the home. Donna Smith signed up to the charity’s ‘Brave the Shave’ campaign in memory of her dad
If you’re over 55 and looking for activities to join in why not give the Hamara Centre’s ‘Recycled Teenagers’ group a go? The conversation is aided by tea, coffee and fruity snacks and the morning’s newspapers. The group really gets people connected and talking. You can have a chat about
Residents from the Normantons and Waverleys area of Beeston Hill are being encouraged to join a community clear up this Saturday (12 March 2016). The event has been organised by the St Luke’s Tenants & Residents Association who have teamed up with the Church in LS11 and is supported by
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with a reminder that football is not all about the Premiere League. Middleton Park FC have posted a great little video of their under 4s training session
The South Leeds Academy celebrated a Roald Dahl themed World Book Day in style last Thursday (3 March 2016). Staff dressed up as their favourite Roald Dahl character and During first break, there was a competition for pupils to ‘guess the staff character’. During second break, a ‘fashion show’ was
Beeston resident Cornelius O’Leary is encouraging local residents to take up healthy cooking to reduce their risk of developing serious long term health conditions. Cornelius is supporting the NHS drive to get people to think about their eating and cooking habits. One of the ways to do this is by
The Hunslet Hawks made a disappointing start to their campaign in the Kingstone Press Championship 1, losing 28-18 to Rochdale Hornets at Spotland this afternoon (6 March 2016). The Hornets dominated in the second half after a scrappy first 40 minutes which saw plenty of penalties on both sides. Hunslet
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 29 February 2016: Dormer windows to front/rear and gable wall extension 136 Beeston Road Beeston Leeds LS11 8BD Ref.
Plans to continue the transformation of Holbeck Urban Village – the area of north Holbeck between the River Aire and Nineveh Road – into a great place to live and work are set to be discussed next week. At a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board, members will be asked