What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Ashley Bolser, the founder of a globally recognised Holbeck-based digital marketing agency, recently received one of the highest honours for a UK business: a King’s Award for Enterprise. During a celebration at the agency’s office in Holbeck, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Ed Anderson, presented Bolser with an honorary
Bookings are open, and selling fast, for the ever popular Santa Specials at Middleton Railway. The railway is currently closed during November as it prepares for Santa’s arrival. The Santa Special Trains start running on Sunday 1 December 2024. Each child aged up to 10 years inclusive for whom a
For decades, The Hunslet Club has been the heart of the South Leeds community, providing a safe and supportive environment where young people can grow, learn, and thrive. Its impact reaches far beyond the activities it offers, creating meaningful change in the lives of countless children, teens and their families
There’s nothing like sport for creating highs and lows. This time last year followers of Hunslet RLFC were in the doldrums. Their best season in 10 years, that had promised so much in the play-offs ended in disappointment at the hands of North Wales Crusaders. But on Sunday 13 October
Charles was the son of James and Clara Young who lived in Heath Grove in Beeston and the husband of Matilda Young. He saw service in the Royal Navy in the First World War aboard minesweepers and in civilian life he was employed as a tram driver by Leeds City
On 12 October 2024 a sculpture called ‘Ribbons’ was unveiled at Quarry Hill between Leeds Playhouse and Leeds City College. This new public artwork by artist Pippa Hale celebrates 383 past and present Leeds women. In a series of curving corten steel ‘ribbons’ are listed the women’s names, all of
On Tuesday (29 October 2024) the six winners of the second ever Booker Prize Indie Bookshop Spotlight were announced and they included Hold Fast Bookshop at Leeds Dock. The competition, carried out for the second year in the row, invited independent bookshops and booksellers from across the UK and Ireland
I recently visited the new Community Diagnostic Centre in Beeston. It offers a range of tests – blood tests, spirometry (I learned that’s to do with lungs and breathing) and heart monitoring – and the great thing is that people don’t have to go to the LGI or Jimmy’s to
We have been distributing copies of our November newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (31 October 2024). Copies are, or soon will be, available from various neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and Libraries, community centres, schools and pubs. We deliver to care
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look today (Wednesday 30 October 2024) at how luxury British-made beds go from farm to factory. The royal visit at British bedmaker Harrison Spinks’ farm at Bolton Percy, York, and its manufacturing facility in Beeston celebrated the family-run business’