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Discover South Leeds history at Heritage Open Days 2025

This year the Heritage Open Days Festival, England’s largest festival of history and culture, has chosen the theme of Architecture, and events in South Leeds offer insights into religion, industry, sport and entertainment. Leeds Civic Trust has worked with organisations across the city to put on over 100 events for

Local history: Hunslet Mills and Victoria Works

Hunslet Mills are of considerable architectural and landscape value, the seven-storey twenty-five bay mill building which dominates the skyline of South Leeds and forms the major block of an eight acre flax spinning mill. It is a structure that is very important not only in landscape terms, but also for

Residents call for council rethink on leisure centre leasing plan

Updated from print edition with comments from Cockburn MAT Plans to lease Middleton Leisure Centre to Cockburn Multi-academy Trust, which runs the neighbouring Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy, have come under fire with over 800 residents signing a petition to halt the plan. The council has said it intends to keep

Get your skates on for Northern Roll 2025

England’s largest roller-skate festival is happening on your doorstep in South Leeds – and you’re invited! Roller-skating saw a massive revival during the pandemic, powered by a wave of TikTok inspiration. But long before it was trending, dedicated skaters were keeping the wheels turning. Northern Roll is a celebration of

The Hunslet Club young designers shine at Burberry HQ

A group of young people from The Hunslet Club’s Fashion Project swapped the classroom for the catwalk this week, as they showcased their work at the prestigious Burberry headquarters in Leeds. Ten budding designers, all part of the club’s creative arts programme, were invited to give Burberry staff an exclusive

Suicide prevention campaign gets star-powered support

Stars from TV and sport in Leeds have given their celebrity backing to a campaign calling for more people across the city to sign up as ‘Suicide Prevention Champions’. Actors from the cast of Leeds-based ITV soap Emmerdale appear in a new film alongside Leeds United player Brenden Aaronson and