What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A funding appeal has been launched to buy a former Beeston school building as a permanent home to the Nawroz School, run by Kurdish House Leeds, and to create a multi-functional community centre. The building at 29 Hunslet Hall Road was originally built as Bewerley Street Infants School and latterly
Family vacations not only build life long memories, they also break family away from the usual routine, opening people’s minds to new cultures, foods and experiences. Opportunities are less for some people due to barriers such as income, gender, health and race. This means many families miss out on the
Following the request of several residents for the creation of their own Tenants and Residents Association (TARA) for the Greenmounts area of Beeston Hill, Councillors in Hunslet & Riverside Ward have been working with a small group to launch one for this area. The founding Annual General Meeting for this
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 3 October 2022: Enlargement of existing front extension 20 Greenmount Street Beeston Leeds LS11 6DE Ref. No: 22/06679/FU
An innovative project from Beeston bed manufacturer Harrison Spinks is amongst the winners of almost £14m in combined UKRI backing from its latest funding call under the Made Smarter Innovation challenge – the Sustainable Smart Factory competition. The project run by Spinko Limited (part of Harrison Spinks) aims to tackle
Brickfield Park in Beeston Hill was fun filled for an after school celebration last Tuesday (27 September 2022). This was not the official opening to celebrate the newly installed play equipment. That event had to be postponed as is was scheduled for the hottest day on record (19 July). The
Staff from DePuy Synthes in Beeston held a fundraising activity day with sponsored walks and cycle rides at the Chatsworth estate. Called ‘Power Up The Peaks’ the day was the first chance many had to meet up socially since the pandemic. An amazing 79 walkers signed up for a 12
Established over twenty years ago, the Beeston Community Forum is back in business after the Covid-19 pandemic. The group’s aim is to make Beeston a better place to live and takes an interest in any issues that are affecting local people’s lives in the area bounded by Cross Flatts Park,
Summer gave the Get Set Leeds Local team a chance to get out to some of the many community events to have some fun, but also listening. We’re always keen to understand what are the real things getting in the way of people being active, and what your solutions are
It was a successful season overall for the senior sides at Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club with the highlight being promotion for the second team to Division 2. The first team had a positive campaign under captain Jack Scanlon picking up 10 league victories and reaching the T20 Final in July,