What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We in Yorkshire are very familiar with names such as Fell, Dale, Beck and Foss. But there are other names and words which have disappeared into history. I very recently attended an interesting talk, given by Professor Joyce Hill, on the meanings of names in Leeds and its suburbs. She
This is the first of a monthly series throughout 2026 which aims to celebrate and value the wildlife that lives among us in South Leeds. Despite living in a very built up and urbanised part of the city, there are still a surprisingly diverse number of birds, animals, trees and
As part of the club’s development we recently joined forces with JJC Rising Stars Coaching to offer specific and small group training sessions. We recognise that some children want extra training to support their development so to support this we brought in a partnership with JJC Rising Stars Coaching to
South Leeds teenage Thai boxers returned from competition in Bishop Auckland confident that their decisive wins on Yodphet Fight Night Three stand them in good stead for greater success in 2026. Jack Marshall, 16, and Fabian Monit, 15, have been training for eighteen months at Beeston’s MSA Academy under Rafal
Three South Leeds fighters are proud to have received awards at Haynes and Miller Boxing, and which reflect the commitment to training and the progress made in boxing bouts of heavyweights Middleton’s Lewis MacMillan, Hunslet’s Leighton Campbell along with Danny Weston also from Middleton. All three are trained by Tristan
In just our fourth season the club has seen huge growth with nearly 270 children playing football in one of our 18 teams this season. The most recent team to be created is our new Under 10 girls team – Holbeck Moor JFC Storm. This team will be joining the
This Sunday (21 December 2025) at 2pm, the Christmas Donkeys are back on the streets of Hunslet for the Annual Wandering Nativity. Throughout the festive journey we will sing carols and retell the Nativity Story. We invite anyone joining the walk to dress in Nativity costumes (optional) and bring a
Dewsbury lad Gary Thomas took his father’s advice to ‘get a trade that won’t wear you out’ and now at 60 can look back on 40 years as a barber in Holbeck. “I did a six-month placement organised by the MSC, the Manpower Services Commission. Anyone remember that?” queried Gary.
FoodWise Leeds, the organisation which aims to create a healthy, sustainable and fair food system for everyone in Leeds, is mapping the city’s community food growing projects. Over our side of the city we’ve got some fantastic community gardens, and FoodWise Leeds want to uncover whose growing what, where, and
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in the UK and screening programmes are available, but currently only half of women aged 50-70 in South Leeds are taking up their invitation to be screened. Detecting breast cancer early greatly improves your chance of successful treatment. You