What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Sunday 27 July we cycled down to Slunglow’s puppet making workshop at the “How to”… Festival at the HUB in Holbeck. The HUB (Holbeck Underground Ballroom) sits under five of the disused railway arches off Water Lane in Holbeck. It is not a venue you’d usually associate with conventional
Leeds City Council has gained a wide ranging injunction to prevent travellers from setting up unlawful encampments on key environmentally sensitive areas of land across the city. The six sites are: Holbeck Moor, The John Charles Centre for Sport, Gassy Field at Armley Gyratory, Roundhay Park and Soldiers Field,
Oh my goodness where does the time go? It’s the Summer Holidays and already we’re another year older. So what to do with the children? I haven’t got anything planned this week so with a fiver, three bikes and just a little of bit energy; Here are my three tips
Regeneration plans for Holbeck Urban Village have received a boost with a number of developers coming forward with proposals to regenerate the iconic Tower Works site. The Leeds City Council and Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have been working together to use assets they both own at the Tower
You are invited to join Slung Low Theatre at the Holbeck Underground Ballroom this weekend for free activities and affordable ‘£ Pay What You Decide’ performances for the whole family. Sunday 27 July 2014 is a day of performance and food from Temple Theatre, Odd Doll, Ruby Macintosh and
Residents of Holbeck turned out in large numbers to enjoy Holbeck Gala on Saturday (19 July 2014) despite the frequent rain showers. [slideshow_deploy id=’26285′] Months of planning by the organisers looked in jeopardy on Saturday morning as the rain came down on Holbeck. But volunteers rallied to help
This year’s Holbeck Gala takes place on Saturday (19 July 2014) and is once again set to be a success. The Holbeck Gala on Holbeck Moor has been running for over 70 years and each year over 2,000 people attend the fun-filled day which has become an annual highlight
One South Leeds resident has particular reason to celebrate a milestone in Leeds City Council’s ambitious drive to create more housing for the city. Peter Wood lives in the hundredth house to be refurbished under the council’s housing regeneration project which is making houses more energy efficient and up
Sorry for the delay in getting this article to you, I was recovering from interviewing a wrestler! For those of you who live in Holbeck you couldn’t have escaped knowing that last week (28 June 2014) the Holbeck Working Men’s Club hosted their own live ‘American Wrestling’ show. Before
Slung Low Theatre, the company based under the viaduct in Holbeck, is looking for people to help them look after the audience at their upcoming production in September. They are currently creating a new show called The White Whale. It’s a new adaptation of Moby Dick by James Phillips