What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Something you often hear in Beeston is that it’s good for takeways, but a bit short on nice, sit-down restaurants. So I was excited when PJDee’s African Cuisine opened in Greenhouse, the block of eco-flats with windmills on the roof on Beeston Road. I went to meet Janet, the proprietor,
Hunslet RLFC 18-19 Whitehaven RLFC Hunslet RLFC lost another close game to a promotion rival at the South Leeds Stadium yesterday (30 April 2017) Whitehaven grabbing the spoils with a late drop goal. The game could have gone either way, but on balance Whitehaven probably deserved the victory. [slideshow_deploy id=’62623′]
Did you know that 62% of people living in England drop litter, according to research? Although only 28% of people admit to it. This figure is sadly becoming clear when you drive and walk around some parts of Leeds, as is the case country-wide – after all, the council can
Leeds’ contemporary dancers swapped their jazz shoes, for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s yellow wellies to show support for Mayday, the charity’s national annual fundraising campaign which is calling out for people to ‘Do your bit, fund our kit’. Students from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance showed off their
“The Best Days of Your Life” is to be a spectacular evening brought to you by Andrew Kosicki of L.M.R Entertainment and Veronica Fairhurst of Fairhurst & Bleasby Ltd. This evening is is to raise much needed funds and awareness for a small Middleton based charity – Charlie’s Angel Centre
As the bluebells start to come into flower, the Friends of Middleton Park are gearing up for their summer programme featuring events every Sunday from 1 May to 24 September 2017. As in previous years events will range from brass bands, to kite displays, walks, birds of prey and not
Keighley Cougars 20-12 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet RLFC missed a chance to win two games on the bounce at a chilly Cougar Park on Good Friday afternoon (14 April 2017) losing by 20-12 to Keighley Cougars. Keighley had most of the early pressure and took the lead when Adam Ryder pounced
Digital Angels are holding another Techy Tea Party at Hunslet Library. Our last one was great fun so do come down to learn about the internet over a nice cuppa! For more information go to the Age UK Leeds website here; call (0113) 389 3017; or email: digital.angels@ageukleeds.org.uk.
Hunslet RLFC took an expected two points in emphatic style in the South Leeds sunshine with a 58-6 victory over the South Wales Ironmen. It was the Welsh side who started out strongest and were unlucky not to score early on but for some determined Hunslet defence, Roets being held
Students at Cockburn had special assemblies on Thursday 9 March to commemorate the death of student Kyle Asquith, who passed away following a fatal brain haemorrhage 4 years ago. A year after the 15-year-old’s tragic death, students and teachers at Cockburn launched a series of special fund-raising events in his