What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Nominations for candidates standing in the General Elections have closed today (7 June 2024) and the list of candidates has been published. LS10 and LS11 sit within the new Leeds South constituency. The candidates are as follows: AZEEM, Muhammad – Workers Party BENN, Hilary – Labour Party BICKERDIKE, Janet –
A former school site in Leeds is set to be transformed into a state-of-the-art community sports hub. Proposals for the new development – on land in Holbeck once occupied by Matthew Murray High School – were approved yesterday (6 June 2024) at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s south and
Workington Town 22-24 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet continued their superb away form today (2 June 2024) holding on for a 22-24 victory at Derwent Park, Workington. The Parksiders have won all four of their games on the road in the Betfred League 1 and like the previous four this one was
After writing an article previously about Leeds Bridge I began to think of the other bridges that spanned the River Aire and its Navigation as well as the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. With this in mind I thought why not start at Wellington Bridge and travel downriver towards Hunslet. Leeds
It has been a promising start to the season for Hunslet Nelson senior sides. The First team have picked up 4 wins from 5 matches, including success in the 1st round of the cup away at holders Northowram Fields. They sit 2nd in the league, level on points with 1st
A resident living at a Leeds retirement living complex celebrated his 100th birthday in style by going back in time via a horse ride. Patrick Harrison lives at MHA Assisi Place in Hunslet, and as part of his birthday celebration was treated to a horse and trap ride. Patrick rode
Both Low Road Primary School in Hunslet and Windmill Primary School in Belle Isle, who together make up the Music Federation, have recently received ‘Good’ Ofsted reports following inspections. Both schools were found to be Good in all areas and reading between the lines it’s clear that Windmill in particular
We have been distributing copies of our June newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (30 May 2024). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tesco and Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
The Cockburn Community Choir took to the stage to perform alongside the talented students at Cockburn School’s MADDfest last Thursday (23 May 2024). The choir performed three songs: the traditional Down By The Salley Gardens; Blackbird by The Beatles; and California Dreamin’ by The Mamas & the Papas. Led by
Hunslet RLFC 42-16 Cornwall RLFC Hunslet kept up the pace in the Betfred League 1 Championship with a hard fought home win against tough tackling Cornwall at the South Leeds Stadium yesterday (26 May 2024). The Parksiders are in fourth place dropping behind Rochdale on points difference, but the Lancastrians