Category: Beeston

News and events for the Beeston area

Lakers win Club of the Year award

Congratulations to South Leeds Lakers who picked up Club of the Year for Yorkshire and Humberside at the England Athletics awards ceremony earlier this week. They were nominated by club member Sharon Mann who attended the event at Kings Croft Hotel in Pontefract with 5 other members of the Lakers.  The group were

Cockburn John Charles Academy opens its doors to prospective students

Wednesday (4 October 2017) will see the first ever Open Evening for Cockburn John Charles Academy. Previously The South Leeds Academy, the school is now part of the Cockburn Multi Academy Trust, led by Executive Headteacher David Gurney who said: “My vision is for there to be two outstanding schools

Improvements to cricket pitches at Cross Flatts Park

Howzat! Cricket enthusiasts young and old will be able to take advantage of a brand new cricket pitch in Cross Flatts Park. Local Councillors Angela Gabriel, Adam Ogilvie and David Congreve welcomed the new pitch, which was formally unveiled when visitors from the English Cricket Board (ECB) met with local

Cockburn School celebrates excellent exam results

Students from Cockburn School achieved excellent results this summer against a national and local backdrop that saw exams get harder with students sitting for the first time the new more challenging and rigorous GCSEs in English Language, English Literature and Mathematics and the introduction of 9 -1 grades. The school