What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It’s ten years since parkrun first appeared in Beeston. Whilst runners and walkers celebrated on 1 April, we spoke to some of those most involved in its success. Mark Hodgkinson, the driving force behind Cross Flatts parkrun, dates its origins to a football injury that led him to take up
If you go down to the woods … Nature is gearing up to put on a spectacular display in Middleton Park – the bluebells are flowering. The leaves started appearing in January and have been growing stronger and denser. Over the last few weeks the first flowers have emerged providing
The Hunslet-built steam engine ‘Sir Berkeley’ was back in service after a re-dedication ceremony at Middleton Railway yesterday (15 April 2023). The engine, built in 1891 by Manning Wardle, is owned by the Vintage Carriages Trust and operated by Middleton Railway. Ian Smith, Vice President of the Middleton Railway Trust
The candidates for the 2023 Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward and Middleton Park ward. We’re writing to all the candidates to ask them about why they are standing and
The public water supply was not really suitable for brewing beer until the 1860s when Leeds Corporation began to bring supplies from the Washburn Valley north of Otley, but beer was to remain a major item in most domestic budgets for at least the first half of the 19th century.
We have been distributing copies of our April newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday today (30 March 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
South Leeds Life has pulled together details of as many activities as we could find going on locally during the Easter 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 require
Councillors on the City Plans Panel have approved plans for the redevelopment of the former Kays warehouse site in Holbeck at their meeting on Thursday (23 March 2023). The site, bordered by Nineveh Road, Marshall Street and Sweet Street and adjacent to the Holbeck rail depot, has lain derelict for
When Holbeck Moor FC adults football teams launched two years ago there was no adults sports club in the area. Supported by local theatre company Slung Low, a dedicated group of volunteers set out to create an inclusive club welcoming to everyone. This week their women’s team officially became a
It’s been many years since I first read this book. I wasn’t sure what to expect from a current day version, which was true to the actual book, but brought up-to-date by the director Amy Leach in many ways including the characters. It is quite relevant to the present day,