What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Sunday (25 August 2019) was the day that dog lovers from all around the Middleton area had been waiting for – the 6th annual dog show! Taking place in Middleton Park, the day offered four hours of fun in the sun for both humans and dogs. The soaring temperatures meant
London Skolars 30-34 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet RLFC‘s push for the playoffs remains on course after they edged past London Skolars last night (23 August 2019) under the lights at New River Stadium. Kick off was delayed with the Hunslet coach stuck in bank holiday traffic, but it didn’t seem to
The Friends of Middleton Park working in close partnership with officers from the Leeds City Council and Groundwork trust have managed to secure a package of funding that has enabled the playground to be refurbished, extended and new play opportunities to be installed. The improvement work was undertaken following feedback
The new Hunslet Community Hub and library design brings together the wonderful heritage of the building with a modern twist, offering an integrated service with much improved hours of opening and a new Customer Service option to assist the local community with Council enquiries, a new computer suite with self-
Local residents marked the regeneration of Trentham Park in Beeston at an official relaunch event on Saturday (17 August 2019). Under sunny skies, local residents completed a ribbon-cutting ceremony, children played with the new equipment and everyone treated themselves to free ice cream. It followed the installation of a new
Keighley Cougars 10-32 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet RLFC virtually guaranteed themselves a place in the Betfred League 1 Play-offs with a hard fought victory for the second season running at a wet and windy Cougar Park yesterday (Saturday 10 August 2019). The game was an angry affair with tempers frequently boiling
The Food Warehouse has invested more than three quarters of a million pounds in bringing a brand new store to Junction One Retail Park in Cottingley. The 9,877 sq ft supermarket will open its doors on Tuesday 20 August 2019, creating 30 new jobs and offering shoppers all the great
Work on Leeds City Council’s Connecting Leeds programme in the city centre will see The Headrow closed eastbound from Sunday 1 September 2019. As a result, many bus routes will be affected and the number 1 service will be cut in two with a new 10 service running on the
South Leeds Archers marked their 20th anniversary year with a free open day at Cockburn School. Adults and children beginners were invited to practice at short-distance targets with beginners’ bows while club members displayed their ability with shots from up to 100 yards. The event aimed to increase exposure for
Edward Woffenden, Private 15/1003, 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Leeds 11 was, and still is, essentially Holbeck and Beeston. It had been a prosperous area during the 19th Century, with a lot of manufacturing, including John Marshall’s Mill and Matthew Murray’s Foundry, but by the beginning of the 20th Century