What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Over 20 young musicians from Low Road Primary School in Hunslet are preparing to perform the world premiere of a new composition at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall this Sunday (10 March 2019) in a concert which will also feature the inspirational 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year Sheku Kanneh-Mason. The
A Leeds college is celebrating its latest figures indicating a boost in women moving into some fields of construction. According to the data, over the last 4 years Leeds College of Building has seen a 30% increase in the number of women studying technician courses including civil engineering and quantity
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a drop-in recruitment event on Saturday 16 March 2019, with opportunities available across the business. White Rose currently employs more than 4,000 people from across Leeds, with the 2017 opening of its outdoor leisure extension The Village bolstering this by upwards of 300 staff,
Hunslet RLFC 58-4 West Wales Raiders Hunslet RLFC hit the top of table after only two League games this season with a 58-4 victory over West Wales Raiders on Sunday (3 March 2019). They also have a match in hand over most teams in League 1. Last week’s nail biting
First of all, some good news. Royal Mail has dropped its proposal to close the Holbeck delivery office. I was delighted, if to tell the truth a little surprised, when I heard the news, but this has been a wonderful victory for local residents and Royal Mail staff. They ran
A new local community group – Kurdish House Leeds (KHL) – is getting stuck into life in south Leeds, coming in numbers to help at the monthly Friends Of Hunslet Moor litter picks, and helping the Hamara Centre refurbish the Old Cockburn Centre in Hunslet Moor, where they last weekend
South Leeds bore the brunt of higher levels of pollution on Thursday (28 February 2019) as Leeds continued to experience unseasonably warm weather. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)’s Daily Air Quality Index indicated that all of South Leeds was given a ‘Moderate’ level of 6 out
The Inner South Community Committee will be holding its next meeting on Wednesday (6 March 2019) at Leeds Civic Hall, starting at 5:30pm. The committee is made up of the nine Councillors who represent our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park. The meetings are not
Reece Dean kicked two late penalties to secure a win for Hunslet RLFC as they beat Doncaster in their first League One match of the season this afternoon (24 February 2019). Hunslet headed into South Yorkshire to the Keepmoat Stadium off a positive pre-season, with wins against a young Leeds
Beeston Road remains closed this morning (22 February 2019) between Malvern Road and Moorville Grove due to a Police incident. In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “Police were called to Malvern Road in Beeston at 20.17 yesterday to a report of a disturbance in the street. “Enquiries are ongoing.