What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet RLFC 24-26 York City Knights Hunslet RLFC nearly came back from the dead for a third time this year. This time against high-flying York City Knights, but it wasn’t to be as the joint table toppers held on for a vital win at South Leeds Stadium on Sunday (6
The Middleton Railway is all that remains to remind us of centuries of coal mining around Middleton and Hunslet. Over the years dedicated volunteers have preserved the track and secured and restored items of historical interest. Many of these are examples of the engineering skills once found in Hunslet and
Hunslet Club Parkside have made a great start to their National Conference League Premiership Division season, winning their opening seven fixtures to open up a four point lead at the top in what is their first season in community rugby league’s top flight. [slideshow_deploy id=’76106′] South Leeds Life spoke to
Watching the BBC programme What Do Artists Do All Day? on artist Norman Ackroyd recently you might have been intrigued to hear a mention of his South Leeds roots, while he was busy creating an acid-etched picture on sheet metal. [slideshow_deploy id=’76030′] A meat trade start; Ringtons Tea Factory; Beeston Hill;
The Friends of Middleton Park run activities every Sunday afternoon from 6 May through to the end of September. We are really excited about our programme of activities this year. We hope that we have managed to achieve a blend of activities and events to ensure that at least some
As at last it looks like the springtime is finally upon us, the best way to enjoy the weather is to get out and enjoy the outdoors whether that be in the form of a walk, run or bike ride. Here’s another suggestion from the South Leeds Lakers Running Club:
A theft gave an opportunity for one kind-hearted soul to show what our community is really made of. When Craig Speak of CS Projects Ltd read on the Middleton Facebook page that all the children’s milk from St Philip’s Catholic Primary School had been stolen on Tuesday morning (17 April
Asha Neighbourhood Centre‘s Better Together women’s group members completed a three day confidence and motivation skills course at the Northern College in Barnsley. The women learned to become more confident in dealing with difficult situations and in everyday living and to have more motivation to cope and succeed. Their children
Beeston Community Forum has organised an election hustings for Beeston & Holbeck Ward to take place on Wednesday 25 April 2018 at the Old White Hart function room starting at 7:30pm. The meeting will give voters the chance to hear from candidates standing in the Leeds City Council elections that
A group of local residents shared their stories and food from all over the world at an event in Holbeck this week. Twenty migrants who have moved to Holbeck and Beeston in the last few years held a Human Library event at Ingram Gardens Community Centre. The event was part