What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The much-loved Holbeck social club (formerly the Working Men’s Club) is facing a considerable uphill struggle in the coming months to keep their doors open, having this week been hit with a £28,000 bill to urgently clear out asbestos from the premises. The club is reputedly the oldest WMC in
Members and partners attending the Annual General Meeting of HEA last week heard that the organisation plan to increase their support work to older people in Holbeck to include personal care. John England, the Chair of Trustees at HEA said: “We are well placed to provide care and support to
New fencing is set to be installed around Holbeck Moor to stop travellers gaining access to the site. The new fencing will run along the edge of Holbeck Moor Road and a new gate will be installed to allow access for fairgrounds and other authorised users. Bollards will be installed
The latest edition of Lloyd & Wilson’s Broadcast Bartender series, Constructing a Blind Pig*, was recorded at The Holbeck WMC in South Leeds on 29 September 2016. Five drinkers and a special guest bartender discussed the following provocations in front of a live audience: Is there a visible common culture
You don’t need to travel to Munich to enjoy an Oktober beer festival thanks to The Holbeck club who have teamed up with Whippet Brewery to lay on the inaugural Holbeck Beer Festival this weekend (14 & 15 October 2016). Organisers promise a range of 24 beers and 6 ciders
A range of Council services are going to be available on the doorstep for local residents when the Pop up HUB returns to Holbeck. Thanks to the support of the local Councillors, from Monday 10 October the Pop up HUB will be available every fortnight on Crosby Road. The HUB
Fire broke out at the former Polestar Petty printworks on Whitehall Road in Holbeck at lunchtime today, Friday 7 October 2016. Whitehall Road was closed between Springwell Road and Globe Road as ten fire engines attended to the fire. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service reported that no one had
Holbeck in Bloom has called a crisis meeting on Saturday (8 October 2016), asking Holbeck residents to join the group and help out in their work improving the local environment. The group has dwindled in recent years and few of the members now live in Holbeck. “If we don’t get
The encampment of Irish Travellers on Holbeck Moor last month once again generated considerable debate about the presence of Travellers and Gypsies in the lives of the south Leeds communities. We here explore the history, background, current set-up, and potential ways forward on this controversial subject. The communities now understood
Hallowe’en arrives early in Holbeck on Sunday 2 October as Slung Low join in with the nation’s Fun Palaces by bringing you their 5th How To…Festival : Bride of The Fun Palace of Fear. A day of macabre performances, demonstrations, activities and food with Nunkie Theatre, Harrison Richards, Joe Lidster,