Cody’s Defibrillator Campaign donates to Middleton Primary School
Cody’s Defibrillator Campaign donated to Middleton Primary School on Friday to help themselves and the community.
Holbeck call centre site bought for redevelopment
Stamford Property Holdings and Shelborn Asset Management have bought the prime ‘Westbank’ site in Holbeck from Lloyds Bank and plan to redevelop it. The four acre site, off Water Lane and next to Bridgewater Place, is currently occupied by a three-storey call centre, originally built for The Halifax. The purchaser
What does the rail plan announcement mean for South Leeds?
Today’s (18 November 2021) heavily leaked announcement that the HS2 high speed rail line will not be built to Leeds has big implications, good and bad, for South Leeds. The latest version of the HS2 plans had the new railway entering the city through Stourton and Hunslet on a viaduct
Diary of a fat girl – Clare Brooke local singer and entertainer
Diary of a fat girl – Clare Brooke Wed 17/11/2021 To Kenneth Ingram: Don’t forget to view Slide Show Below [slideshow_deploy id=’137626′] MY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS My mum gave me life but she has saved my life many times. I lost my uncle to suicide when I was 21. We
Remembrance event for 57 ex-pupils of Hunslet Carr School
David Dinmore, the Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Hilary Benn MP and Hunslet & Riverside Councillors joined about 60 local residents for a Remembrance event organised by Hunslet Carr Resident Association yesterday (13 November 2021). The event was organised to remember the 57 ex-pupils of Hunslet Carr School who died
Have your say on updated Dewsbury Road plans
South Leeds residents are invited to give feedback on updated plans for £13million improvements to develop one of West Yorkshire’s main travel routes. The route runs from Mirfield to Dewsbury to Leeds (referred to as M2D2L) encompassing the A644 and A653 and serves 600,000 local residents, as well as major
The annual Holbeck Moor Bonfire and Carnival
When peace and victory celebrations were being arranged after the 1914-18 war it was proposed to hold a bonfire and fireworks display in Cross Flatts Park as well as Woodhouse Moor. However, some Holbeck men were talking together and one suggested holding their own bonfire and firework display on Holbeck
Young people help paint Hunslet Green clubhouse
Thanks to a grant from the RFL’s Created By Rugby League World Cup, work on Hunslet Warriors ARLFC’s new girls’ changing room at Hunslet Green has been moving ahead. Linking up with VIY (Volunteer It Yourself) local youngsters have been learning skills such as plumbing and carpentry, whilst gaining City
Council helps create green jobs in South Leeds
Twenty-six skilled jobs have been created locally in a key green industry as a result of Leeds City Council’s investment in low carbon upgrades earlier this year. Energy and water services company Cenergist has recruited thirteen full-time employees and moved thirteen existing staff to a newly opened office in Millshaw,
Read our November newspaper online
We have been distributing copies of the November newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 28 October 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and