What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The start of a new term saw the introduction of a new initiative at Cockburn John Charles Academy which looks to support families in the local community with English as a second language. The EAL department at the academy is working closely with Path Yorkshire, a not-for-profit organisation who help
The road to Wembley Stadium and the Coral Challenge Cup Final gets underway this weekend when two of our local amateur rugby league sides join the 50 other amateur teams in the 1st Round of the competition with home ties on Saturday afternoon (26 January 2019). National Conference League Premier
Bragging rights to the home team in pre-season Yorkshire Cup outing Hunslet RLFC 40-12 Hunslet Club Parkside Pre-season for our local rugby league sides continued yesterday (19 January 2019) with a friendly between Hunslet RLFC and Hunslet Club Parkside at a decidedly chilly South Leeds Stadium. This year the fixture
A sponsored visit to the Houses of Parliament in London has been organised for Monday 15 April 2019. The aim of the visit is to give people from the South Leeds community to learn about the history of the Houses of Parliament: the House of Commons and the House
Here’s our first entry for the 2019 St Luke’s CARES Community Awards, it has been submitted by Julie Gill on behalf of Breathe Easy groups in South Leeds. For details of how YOUR community group can enter please click here. My father passed away in January 2016 of COPD (Chronic
Many of the longstanding residents of Leeds Riverside will remember Boxing Day 2015. The river Aire burst its banks; causing a huge amount of damage to both businesses and residential properties. The community effort which followed was remarkable. Volunteers helped clear the streets with Council staff and others, and residents
The St Luke’s Tenants and Residents Association is run by residents, for residents. We cover the area from Elland Road to Dewsbury Road, and from the M621 to Holbeck cemetery (so places like the Disraelis, Bismarcks, Northcotes, Normantons, Malverns and Bartons). We organise community events, run meetings to enable local
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Sunday 9 December 2018 saw the Hunslet Rugby Foundation, Morley Running Club, South Leeds Lakers and South Leeds Sisters join forces to host the inaugural Bah Humbug 10k. Setting off on the track at South Leeds Stadium runners, many wearing festive fancy dress, were soon faced with the infamous Scrooge
My friend Jane Tate, who died at home in Harlech Terrace in September after a long illness, had lived in Beeston for 31 years. Jane dedicated her life to giving practical support, advice and help to countless people, especially women and refugees, about housing, benefits, education, immigration rights and much