Category: Belle Isle

News and events for the Belle Isle area

Local History: The Gosforth Pit Disaster

Situated between Middleton and Belle Isle is a large hill at the base of which the Gosforth Colliery was situated. A tunnel had been driven under the hill, originally 1400 yards long before the steam engine was installed, then a vertical shaft of 80 yards deep then another 700 yards

Cockburn Remembered

Students and staff across Cockburn School, Cockburn John Charles Academy and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy showed their respect on Remembrance Day (11 November 2024). Young people and school staff came together across the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust schools to commemorate Remembrance Day with heartfelt ceremonies to honour those who have served

Red Ladder’s ‘Nightmares’ comes to Belle Isle

Red Ladder Local’s autumn season draws to a close in November, with a performance of Nightmares at Belle Isle TMO on Thursday (21 November 2024). Nightmares, a collaboration between The Book of Darkness & Light and LittleMighty, revolves around three classic ghost stories featuring vengeful spirits, murderous revenants and gruesome