What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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,
The ‘Old Nine’ Tree Trail at Middleton Park is a joint project between Wade’s Charity, The Friends of Middleton Park and Leeds City Council, where the old municipal golf couse is being planted with a collection of specimen trees native to Britain. The aim is to create a ‘Tree Trail’
London Skolars 22-66 Hunslet RLFC Adam Ryder scored four tries as Hunslet effectively put the game to bed in the first quarter against London Skolars at the New River Stadium yesterday (18 March 2023). Leading 0-26 on 20 minutes the game was over and although the Skolars restored some pride
Leeds United will be represented by St Anthony’s Primary School in the Yorkshire regional event of the Premier League Primary Stars Under-11 (U11) National Girls Football Tournament, in a bid to claim their place at the 2023 finals.Ten regional events will be staged at community facilities across the country, with
A primary school in Middleton, Leeds, which opened its doors to pupils in 2018 has been rated Good in all areas in its first Ofsted report. In the report, released this week, inspectors praised Elements Primary School for its high ambitions for pupils, its strong curriculum and its highly effective
We had quite a fall of snow overnight (9 March 2023). It caused travel problems for some and closed most of our schools, but others – especially the young and the young-at-heart – took the opportunity to go out and play. We put a call out to readers to send
First Bus have announced a number of cuts to buses serving South Leeds ranging from reduced timetables to the cancellation of some routes. The changes will come into force on Sunday 2 April 2023 and will see the cancellation of the 48 and 87 services as well as reduced services
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has now confirmed that Cottingley station will close once the new White Rose station is completed and opened. The closure was approved by the the Office of Rail and Road in a letter dated 27 February 2023. Local Ward Councillors Andrew Scopes, Gohar Almass
The Elmore Copper Works, or as it was known locally, Elmore’s, was originally established at the end of the 1880s with the works being built on the Haigh Park Estate between Stourton and the River Aire. This land was formerly part of Rothwell Haigh in the Parish of Rothwell and