What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Playhouse is taking ‘Sisters 360’, an exciting family-friendly play by acclaimed Bradford playwright Asif Khan, on a Community Tour from 13-22 May 2025 to schools and neighbourhood venues across the city. ‘Sisters 360’ is a 60-minute show for young audiences inspired by real-life skateboarding sisters Layna, Maysa and Amaya
“BITMO tenants are sick and tired of the drug use and drug dealing in Belle Isle, the kids on bikes wearing balaclavas, the cars pulling up at all hours of the day and night, the smell of cannabis and the behaviour of the people who are high. All these things
Senior councillors are to be briefed on a major regeneration vision which could see Leeds United’s iconic Elland Road home become one of the country’s largest football stadiums. At a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board, members will be updated on a package of ambitious proposals that would transform
Last Saturday’s (5 April 2025) parkrun in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston, not only marked the 12th birthday of the event, but also saw the graduation of the latest group of ‘Couch to 5k’ (C25K) runners. South Leeds Lakers running club organised the programme which helps people who have never run
John Cooke was a local printer in Meadow Lane, Leeds, and he had a son born on 4 July 1842 who was named Alfred Battye Cooke who throughout his life would only be known as Alf. Alf’s early years were spent as a newsboy and then working in the family printing
Hunslet Moor House, the block of extra care apartments on Hunslet Hall Road, was officially opened on Friday 21 March 2025 with the cutting of a cake by its first residents Anne and Barry Parker. Residents of the scheme were joined by councillors, Hilary Benn MP and representatives of the
We have been distributing copies of our April newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (3 April 2025). Copies are, or soon will be, available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs &
Celebrating Hunslet, a wonderful piece of animated community artwork, co-created by local residents working with artist Rozi Fuller, was unveiled at the Involve Centre last Saturday (22 March 2025). The piece is a collage representing various stories from around Hunslet, but with the use of the Artivive app on a
This year Beeston’s Asha Neighbourhood Project will be celebrating it’s 40th anniversary and has appointed a CEO, Alia Nessa to strengthen its work with families and predominantly women in South Leeds. Alia Nessa, who was born and raised in Beeston, says her new role is like “coming home again.” Having
Two talented young actors from The Hunslet Club’s very own theatre company, The Hunslet Rogues, are making waves in the television industry, proving that with dedication and support, dreams can become reality. Annabel and Imogen, two rising stars nurtured by The Hunslet Rogues, have recently landed roles in major productions,