What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
There’s no way of sugar coating it, Hunslet RLFC’s failure in the League 1 Play-off’s was disappointing as the South Leeds club had their best finish in ten years in the regular season. Finishing second in the league meant the Parksiders were favourites for promotion, but it was third placed
The Middleton secondary school’s new multi-million-pound building features state-of-the-art teaching facilities and sports facilities. As well as their modern classrooms, there are specialist subject specific rooms across a range of subjects including drama and dance studios, science labs, ICT suites, Design and Technology workshops and a large hall/theatre. Students are
Reach Primary Learning Centre in Beeston have enhanced their outdoor play and learning space thanks to support from finance firm St James’s Place (SJP). Reach work with children who have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs and are at risk of exclusion from mainstream primary schools. The design ideas
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. The Handmade and Homemade Food & Craft Market and table top sale is back at Beeston Parish Centre on Town Street, opposite
The results are in from this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom awards showing that both Middleton Railway and Beeston in Bloom have won Gold, with Beeston also winning joint best in category. Beeston was competing in the Urban Community and won jointly with Starbeck (near Harrogate). In their comments the Judges
Cockburn John Charles Academy is celebrating a remarkable achievement as it proudly announces that it has been awarded the prestigious School Games Gold Mark for its outstanding commitment to school sports and physical education. This recognition not only reflects the dedication of the school’s staff and students but also reaffirms
Street Skate Together is part of Civic Skateboarding – a project by artist and skateboarder Harry Meadley produced for Leeds 2023 Year of Culture. At its core, Civic Skateboarding is about forming better relationships between skateboarders and Leeds’ civic and cultural institutions with the long-term goal of making the city’s
You’ve probably heard about DAZL – Dance Action Zone Leeds, based in Middleton. You probably know that they run dance groups for children of all ages, getting them active, giving them something to do, improving their health and wellbeing. Every day they are making an impact, using dance as a
In August 1918 a woman, Annie Mayne, aged 29 was murdered. Annie Mayne was married to Charles Washington Mayne but after eight years the marriage broke up after she was found in bed with Ben Hindle Benson and he took no further interest in her life; he moved into another
We have been distributing copies of our September newspaper, our 100th edition, to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 on Wednesday, yesterday and today (8 September 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community