What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We have been distributing copies of our February newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 since Wednesday (29 January 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 and Libraries,
If you’ve passed along Cemetery Road, Beeston Road, Old Lane, or Dewsbury Road you may have noticed the colourful artwork displayed on a number of utility boxes and small power sub-stations. Linda Stanley from Beeston in Bloom explained: “Some were covered in graffiti, others were abandoned as technologies change, and
Lock Lane ARLFC 10-50 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet’s first real hit out of the season after losing pre-season friendlies to the weather ended in victory against a spirited Lock Lane ARLFC side. It could have been a potential banana skin, but The Parksiders effectively won the game in the first 15
Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to take up running? If you are not sure where to start, local running club South Leeds Lakers can help with their free ‘Couch to 5k’ (C25K) programme. C25K is a running plan for absolute beginners. It works because it starts with a
The Hunslet Club is proud to announce the opening of its brand-new Eco Gym, designed to help young people achieve their fitness goals while promoting a more sustainable future. This state-of-the-art facility will serve as a gym for young people and will also be open to community members for just
Leeds City Council can today (14 January 2025) confirm that it will continue to maintain all of its crown green bowling facilities until the end of the sport’s 2025 summer season. As we reported here, the council began seeking people’s views at the start of this month over possible changes
Bin collections Due to the ongoing challenging road conditions, bin collections in Leeds continue to be impacted. If a scheduled collection is missed residents are advised to leave their bin out and the waste team will do their best to empty it by Sunday (12 January 2025). Extra waste will
UPDATE: Distribution of our print edition has been interrupted by the severe weather. Whilst we got to many pick up points on Friday and Saturday, we have not been able to complete deliveries this week. Although most roads are passable many pavements are still dangerous and we do not want
Once again we are offering free* tickets to shows at Leeds Playhouse this spring and summer. What’s the catch? Well in return for two free tickets to the press night, we ask you to provide us with a review of the show. Don’t worry if you’ve never written a review