What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet Club Parkside finished off a brilliant season with victory in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Grand Final by 26–18 over West Hull at Featherstone Rovers’ L D Nutrition Stadium on Saturday afternoon (6 October 2018).The win confirmed their position at the top of the amateur Rugby League game.
Acclaimed Leeds charity ‘The Real Junk Food Project’ (TRJFP) are set to establish a year-round ‘freegan’ box scheme in Beeston, which will see good quality ‘junk’ food delivered into the community each week – and they are now calling for local people to sign up to make it happen. This
New figures released show that air quality on Elland Road near the Park and Ride is improving and traffic into Beeston is unaffected despite public concern that the scheme would attract more cars and reduce air quality. Leeds City Council analysis shows that the level of dangerous nitrogen dioxide in
Sponsored content Local Slimming group held at City Evangelical Church on Cemetery Road in Beeston Hill is all set to relaunch on Tuesday 16 October 2018 starting with the earliest Christmas party in town! Tace Catlin who has run a successful Slimming World group in Belle Isle for over 3
Established in August 1991, The South Leeds Live at Home Scheme is a community based scheme that exists to benefit the lives of older people by providing services to those who live in their own homes thereby enhancing the quality of their lives, empowering and encouraging older people to maintain
MindWell, the mental health website for people in Leeds, will be running its first ever roadshow on 10 October, World Mental Health Day. Marking this year’s theme of ‘Young people in a changing world’, the MindWell team will be zooming around town, visiting seven colleges and universities, all in one
This summer saw Trentham Park in Beeston Hill transformed from a dull, unsafe, uncared-for space into a vibrant family-friendly play area, through a community-based project called ‘Green up Your Life – For Art’s Sake’. The project – coordinated by Nick Lalvani from Touchstone, and funded by Leeds City Council –
Hunslet Club Parkside defeated West Hull in a hard fought battle televised on Freesports on Saturday 22 September. The 9 – 2 score line reflects the closeness of the contest and means they will now contest the Kingstone Press National Conference League Grand Final on Saturday 6 October at Featherstone
It’s somehow appropriate that a play created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1984-5 Miners Strike and the 2015 closure Hatfield Main colliery, should come to an industrial wasteland in South Leeds, the historic birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, powered by coal. Ironic though that Holbeck Underground Ballroom, a
Not only is it important to drink plenty of water each day, it’s also important that we all do our bit to cut down on the amount of plastic we buy — especially ‘disposable’ plastics, such as plastic bottles and food packaging. Not only is plastic bad for the environment,