What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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Featherstone take the win in a hard fought season opener against the Hunslet Hawks at Belle Vue, with Sam Irwin winning man of the match following a strong second half from the home side. The 2015 season for the Hawks started in a rather strange venue with the Hawks facing
I had a fascinating chat with Mrs Lillian Turner (nee Sykes) last week. She had got in touch about the drinking fountain on Holbeck Moor, but we spent most of the time talking about her childhood growing up in Beeston and Hunslet. She was “born and bred in the middle
Nearly 300 people from all walks of life joined together at Middleton Park this weekend (14 February 2015) to Run for Skye and raise money for cancer charities. The charity 5K run, which was put together fantastically by Skye’s grandparents Amelia and David Sockett, to support the charities Delete Blood
West Riding County Women’s League-Division Two Middleton Park Ladies 3-5 Dewsbury Rangers Bottom of the table battle sees Dewsbury Rangers Ladies come out on top after a 5-3 victory over Middleton Park. It was an end to end game with Middleton playing with a man short. However it was a
It is 75 years since The Hunslet Boys Club, as it was then, was set up. The club is planning a year of celebrations kicking off with a Review of the Year gala evening on Friday 24 April 2015. Andrea Edwards, the club’s Operations Manager said: “This will be a
I’ve lived all my life in South Leeds. During school holidays I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, as both of my parents worked. My grandfather and I went for walks on most fine days. One of the places that we sometimes used to pass was the site
Leeds City Council Inner South Community Committee uploaded a new video. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=851591178232259&pnref=story Kenny Saunders chair of the Hunslet Carr residents association explains what local people are trying to achieve through the Woodhouse Hill allotment project, which was supported by the Councillors at Community Committee tonight with a wellbeing grant of
There’s a lot more to the Salvation Army than brass bands – although you will still hear the West Hunslet band out on the streets on Sunday afternoon. At a national level the organisation runs safe houses to help victims escape human traffickers. In South Leeds they offer hot lunches
Local residents are fighting for a green community space to be included in a new housing development in the heart of their neighbourhood. The Garnets – a terraced neighbourhood just off Dewsbury Road in Beeston Hill – saw 78 houses demolished in 2012, at the end of a controversial regeneration