What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Our street in Beeston Hill has become a place of play and fun by turning it into an occasional Play Street. How often is it possible for a bunch of children to safely roll down the middle of their own street in a cardboard fridge box donated by a neighbour
We have been distributing copies of the July newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 1 July 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
Get Set Leeds Local is a Leeds City Council Active Leeds project with partners, funded by Sport England, listening and building on community ideas for collectively supporting more ways for the local residents of Beeston Hill and Holbeck to move more. We like to have our ear to the ground
The sight of Christian Eriksen collapsing during the European football tournament brought home to many the fact that anyone can suffer a cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest means that your heart has stopped beating. It has stopped pumping blood around your body and delivering oxygen to your muscles and your
Senior councillors have given the green light to plans designed to kickstart construction work on a new railway station in South Leeds this autumn. The White Rose Railway Station has already received planning permission and is regarded as a shovel-ready infrastructure project that will play a crucial part in connecting
Councillors on the Executive Board have approved a report from the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment to create a new parkland at the site of the former South Leeds Golf Club, off the Ring Road next to Middleton Park. The 48 hectares of parkland is set to incorporate a
A church is set to run free job clubs to help people in the Beeston and Holbeck area of South Leeds get back into work ahead of Covid-19 restrictions easing. Members of St Luke’s Church in Holbeck want to help equip their local community to find employment in tough economic
Hunslet RLFC 18-18 Doncaster Hunslet and Doncaster fought out an entertaining draw at the South Leeds Stadium yesterday (20 June 2021), but the Parksiders will rue the chance to make it 3 wins on the bounce as the visitors’ Matthew Beherrell danced his way through the Hunslet defence in the
Hunslet RLFC 36-22 Rochdale Hornets The return of Hunslet forward Zach Braham from Keighley Cougars inspired the Parksiders to a much needed victory today (Sunday 6 June 2021) at the South Leeds Stadium. The South Leeds club had only won one in four outings so far this season in the
Four Food Pantries are supporting people across South Leeds who are struggling put food on the table. Middleton-based charity Health For All set up the pantry scheme which is now operating at Cranmore & Raylands Community Centre in Belle Isle, Middleton Family Centre on Sissons Road, the Watsonian Pavilion in