What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
‘Stingers’ – a device that Police can use to throw a mat of spikes across a road to puncture the tyres of vehicles that fail to stop – could be in use soon in South Leeds against anti-social quadbikes and motorbikes. The news came at a meeting of the Inner
Last year we reported on Ellis Robinson’s charity climb of England’s tallest peak, Scafell Pike, this year he has scaled Africa highest mountain, Kilimanjaro. The adventure started on his sofa in Belle Isle two years ago when he was looking for something special to mark his 30th birthday. Fast forward
With its theme of creativity unwrapped, it’s no surprise that South Leeds has lots to offer as part of this year’s Heritage Open Days Festival. Leeds Civic Trust has worked with organisations across the city to put on over 100 events for the festival which runs from 8-17 September 2023.
Everyone in the Cockburn School community, joined by members of Kyle Asquith’s family and over 20 of his school friends, paid tribute in late July to Kyle and celebrated 10 years of the charity. Kyle, a Cockburn School student, died tragically from a brain haemorrhage in 2013 when he was
Voting is open in the election to decide who will be the next Leeds Children’s Mayor and South Leeds has two candidates on the 12-strong shortlist. Elsie from Hunslet Carr Primary School is campaigning on the issue of food poverty, whilst Keyla from New Bewerley Community School in Beeston’s manifesto
On Wednesday morning (30 August 2023) as staff and volunteers were sorting through donations at St Luke’s CARES cgarity shop on Dewsbury Road they discovered ancient hand grenade amongst a box of plates. The items had been collected from the Reuse container at the Pudsey Recycling site. Unsure as to
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South Community Committee, made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at Slung Low, The Warehouse
Workington Town 18-6 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet finished the regular Betfred League 1 season in second position despite losing their final fixture at Derwent Park, Workington yesterday (27 August 2023), and will now enter the play-off’s in a favourable position with only two games to win to gain promotion to the
Vastint UK, the developer behind Leeds’ highly anticipated mixed-use district Aire Park, has submitted plans for the first homes within its landmark scheme on the site of the former Tetleys brewery. The plans which have been submitted to Leeds City Council, will see the development of seven buildings on the
LVF Packaging has installed 670 new solar panels at its headquarters in Hunslet, meaning the packaging manufacturer has now invested over £300k in solar power; with the panels generating close to 300,000 kw of energy at peak times and 185MWh per annum. In real terms, the investment means LVF is