What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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Fifty protesters greeted Hilary Benn MP at his surgery this morning (Saturday 5 December 2015), angry that he had supported the bombing of Syria in Parliament this week. The protesters were angry but respectful and were supported by passing motorists and a Fire Engine tooting their horns. In speeches, Mr
Over two hundred residents, old and young, turned out yesterday to sing carols and see the Beeston Christmas lights switched on. [slideshow_deploy id=’42442′] The Salvation Army band led the singing of three carols before Cllr Angela Gabriel officially switched on the lights outside the Co-op. As well as the lights
Julie Gill is organising a charity fundraising event in aid of Ovarian Cancer Action on Sunday 13 December 4.15pm till 7.15pm. The event will be held at Beeston Parish Church Hall just opposite the Beeston Coop. “All our fundraising team will be performing a three hour non-stop boxathon workout” said
An event organised jointly by the Hamara Healthy Living Centre and the Muslim Community Safety Forum (MCSF) took place on Tuesday 24 November in Beeston. It was prepared as part of the national Islamophiobia Awareness (IAM) Month to look at issues of the recent unprecedented rise in anti-Muslim hate crime
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Appeal for witnesses – Attempted kidnap on Beeston Road, Leeds Saturday 28 November 2015. Police are appealing for information after a man attempted to get an 11-year-old girl into his car on Beeston Road, Leeds yesterday (27 November 2015). The girl was about to cross the road at traffic lights
As we fast approach the shortest day of the year, 21 December, BasementArtsProject brings to you an exhibition that draws upon light as an integral component of new work by Leeds based duo Lens&Chisel. As with their January exhibition in 2015, ‘Other Rooms’, whose works emitted their own light by
Christmas Lights in Beeston, Belle Isle, Holbeck and Middleton will be switched on at events over the next two weeks. Belle Isle goes first on Wednesday 2 December* at 4pm on Belle Isle Circus. The event will feature music from Windmill Primary School (and possibly Opera North). Beeston follows on
As the panto season rapidly approaches, St Andrew’s Pantomime Group in Beeston have unveiled plans for their production of Sleeping Beauty and this year one of the performances will include a signer for people with impaired hearing. Simon Forster from the group explained: “In 2103 we were awarded the Duke