What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Spring is here, and that normally means only one thing: the local city council elections. But happily perhaps, they’re not on this year. Not because they were cancelled (as happened in a few parts of the UK this year) – but because every four years, there’s a break in the
Although we’re big advocates for being active all year round, it’s been a busy start to 2025 for Get Set Leeds Local, catching up with partners and residents who are developing plans and ideas for the Spring / Summer when it can feel a bit easier to get outdoors or
With Inspector Mark Lund I am writing this article to update you on the good work that has been undertaken in the Hunslet and Riverside ward. Since December I have had the use of the Neighbourhood Impact Team and Team Leodis to assist with issues raised by the community, councillors
If January is the best time for people to pay off debts and reassess their finances, the return of spring is arguably the best time to put plans in place to try and start saving money. In this article, Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union, takes
Laura Lomas’ exceptional modern-day reimagining of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s 1888 text ‘Miss Julie’ packs an extraordinary punch, masterfully interrogating some of the most powerful issues in youth culture and broader society today, including the role of class, gender and trauma. The setting: a house party thrown to celebrate
Nicola Aldred from Middleton was urged by one of her three sisters to give boxing a go to help her cope with her PTSD and now four years after having walked into Padraic McDonagh’s Golden Team Gym in Hunslet and now the mother of a boy of twelve is the
The third South Leeds menopause support group was held in February, and attended by a mix of prior and new attendees. Facilitated by Niki Woods, a local menopause and midlife health expert and author, the meetings offer women in South Leeds who want information or support around perimenopause and menopause
Brothers Thomas and Aidan Winstanley train together at Hunslet’s Golden Team gym and are looking forward to representing their club on Golden Team’s March home show fittingly themed as ‘Brothers in Arms’. Thomas, 17, admits that until he started boxing training eighteen months ago “I was going off the tracks
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided winter walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (16 February 2025). Winter days can sometimes be crisp and clear, with good views from the Park over Leeds. Join us on our Winter Guided walk and let us hope for good luck
A new-look Hunslet Tenants & Residents Association (TARA) will be meeting next Friday (14 February 2025) 6-7:30pm at the Involve Community Centre, Whitfield Avenue, LS10 2QE. This will be a listening event where you can discuss the issues that matter to you with your councillors. After a period of ill