What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Marking 100 days to go until the start of LEEDS 2023 Year of Culture, elements of the programme have been announced yesterday (23 September2022). Work from the city’s internationally acclaimed artists and cultural organisations, alongside the diverse creativity brimming in all 33 Leeds wards, will feature in a three-part epic
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. We start this week with the Handmade & Homemade Food & Craft Market which moves out of Cross Flatts Park to its
It’s set to be an extra-special festive season at White Rose Shopping Centre, as its much-loved Christmas grotto returns this November, and for the first time will be joined by a magical ice rink outside in The Village. Families are invited to meet the man in red at White Rose’s enchanting grotto, where they’ll enjoy a meeting
There will be no bin collections on Monday (19 September 2022) as a mark of respect for Her Majesty The Queen’s state funeral. All collections on the week commencing Monday 19 September will take place a day later than normal, with usual service resuming on Monday 26 September. If your
Prior to the passing of several local Turnpike Acts between 1740 and 1760 for the improvement of the highways, the roads around Leeds were in a deplorable condition, being nothing more in most cases than a narrow slip of rough flagstones leading across a common with deep ruts on either
With its theme of inventions, innovations and discoveries it’s no surprise that South Leeds has plenty 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 140 events for the festival which runs from Friday 9
We have been distributing copies of our September newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 since Friday (2 September 2022). 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 Libraries, community centres,
Oldham RLFC 30-18 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet’s chance of promotion from League 1 was ended yesterday afternoon (4 September 2022) at the Vestacare Stadium in a tight end to end clash with Oldham. The Roughyeds have been hunting down Hunslet over the last few weeks and ended up with today’s win
As we previously reported, Neil Hampshire, Director at Hunslet RLFC, has been working over the past year with fellow Director Kim Groves and companies Advantage 42 and Community Einstein to bring significant investment into South Leeds. The process has been more arduous than any of them ever imagined. Hampshire said:
Gideon from Middleton Primary School in Beeston is amongst 12 candidates for the position of Leeds Children’s Mayor. Earlier this year children in Year 5 were encouraged to write a manifesto setting out a project that they would implement if elected by the young people of the city. Gideon wants