What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Three beautiful buildings and stylish structures in South Leeds have got designs on success after being shortlisted in this year’s Leeds Architecture Awards. The Leeds Footbridge which crosses the River Aire from Hunslet, the ‘flat iron’ Globe Point building in Holbeck, and Stourton’s Park & Ride scheme are all on
Middleton Railway was celebrating its Youth Group who took over the running of the railway today (6 August 2023). The group was awarded their runners up certificate in the Rising Stars category of the Heritage Railway Association (HRA). Presenting the award, Noel Hartley, a Director at the HRA, said: “It’s
Rochdale Hornets 22-35 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet avoided a potential banana skin today ( 6 August 2023) at the Crown Oil Arena beating Rochdale Hornets to cement their second place in the Betfred League 1. With Dewsbury beating Workington Town it means the Rams gain promotion as Champions, but unless Hunslet
South Leeds Life has pulled together details of as many activities as we could find going on locally during the school summer holidays. Many are free; some charge a fee, although this is often subsidised; some have age limits; some need parents to stay; some have limits on numbers; many
What a day it’s been! So much excitement, great atmosphere and unbelievable tennis… The Young Leaders were gifted tickets to Wimbledon by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for becoming tennis ‘Activators’. They helped raise awareness of tennis and helped members of the community to try the sport at the Let’s
What a privilege it was to be present at Slung Low’s Warehouse in Holbeck on Friday evening (7 July 2023) and be a (small) part of their joint production with Manchester Collective and Ingram Road Primary School, of the opera Noah’s Flood. The show was a triumph, blending professionalism with
The Hunslet Engine Company was founded in 1864 and the workshops were built on a plot of land on which had been the locomotive works of EB Wilson & Co and named the Railway Foundry. The buildings had been pulled down and not withstanding the fact that there were already
We have been distributing copies of our July-August newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (6 July 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and Libraries, community centres,
The courageous performances of tough and talented teenage boxers impressed those attending the second ‘Friday Fight Evening’ of 2023 organised by Mark Holmes and Joe Ford at Hunslet Carr Sports and Social Club on Friday (30 June 2023). Devin Myers and Wakefield’s Jack Shaw, both seventeen, put on an explosive
Members of Morley WI (Women’s Institute) visited the Bridge Project at Holbeck Community Centre on Elland Road on 20 June to hand over a donation of sports equipment. The group came up with a novel way to raise funds, handing their members mini jam jars in which to put the