What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A new short film has been released about the making of the opera ‘Noah’s Flood‘ last July in Holbeck, which featured the children of Ingram Road Primary School. The production was a collaboration between Slung Low and The Manchester Collective to stage Benjamin Britten’s community opera Noah’s Flood, but the
On Saturday (6 April 2024) Middleton Railway celebrated the many community groups in the area at their Community Day. As well as free train rides up to Middleton Park, visitors at the Moor Road station were able to talk to groups including: Middleton Life History Group MHA Communities South Leeds
The candidates for the 2024 Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Mayor elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward, Middleton Park ward and for the West Yorkshire Mayor. We’re writing to all the candidates
New Bewerley Community School’s hard work and dedication to the arts has been recently rewarded with their second Artsmark Platinum award, the only primary school in West Yorkshire to be granted such an accolade. New Bewerley is a whirling snail of creativity on the edge of the city centre. A
Last month we traced the history of Thwaite Watermill in Stourton from its origins up until 1871. Now we bring the story up date. The year 1872 saw the Horn family arrive at Thwaite Mill, taking on the tenancy for £100 per annum thus showing the poor state of the
A new song celebrating the collectivity of being a Leeds United fan, and referencing Beeston’s landmarks, is released tomorrow (29 March 2024). ‘Wesley Street’ has been written by Dom Grace and Andy Clare, both Beeston born and bred, who perform as Bitter Mass. Dom said of the song: “I really
We have been distributing copies of our April newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (28 March 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
I’ve written in my column before about the housing crisis in Leeds – and elsewhere – which is affecting a growing number of people. The size of the housing waiting list is going up while the supply of houses has been going down. So having read in a recent edition
Sgt Dan Ryder writes: In June 2023, I transferred to West Yorkshire Police from Thames Valley Police, and I am now the Lead Sergeant role for the Middleton and Belle Isle area. I have been a serving Police officer for 20 years and have spent many of these years on
The Easter Holidays are fast approaching and The Hunslet Club, the heart of Hunslet, is ready to bring the community together for our annual festivities. We are kicking off the Easter Holidays with our annual Easter Party on Sunday 31 March 2024 from 12-3pm at The Hunslet Club, Hillidge Road,