Category: Hunslet

News and events for the Hunslet area

Champion boxer launches inspirational programme at South Leeds primary school

Pupils at St Mary’s CE Primary Academy in Hunslet had a great time when Padraic McDonagh, previously two times British Thai Boxing Champion and world Bronze medallist, came into school to speak, launching a new programme at the school called Inspiring Young Lives. Padraic, who owns local boxing club Golden

Planning applications 6 January 2025

Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 6 January 2025. Click on the description to see the full application:   External alterations to provide new shopfront;

Hunslet residents to elect a new committee

Following the announcement the current committee wishes to stand down, residents have been invited to attend the annual general meeting of the Hunslet Tenants & Residents Association, where a new committee will be selected to represent residents in the area. The meeting takes place on Tuesday 14 January 2025, starting

Hunslet RLFC to face York City Knights in pre-season friendly

UPDATED: This match has now been called off. In s statement the club said: “Following a pitch inspection with Leeds City Council ground staff today and with the freezing temperatures forecast through to Sunday our friendly against York Knights will unfortunately not go ahead.”   Hunslet RLFC have confirmed that their

Art in the Community: Upcoming events from Creative Communities

The Swarthmore Creative Communities project is thrilled to share the exciting progress of their first artist residency in Hunslet. Artist Rozi Fuller has been working diligently, and the results are inspiring. Keep an eye on our Facebook page search for Creative Communities) for sneak peeks of the amazing work. A

Cockburn and Ruth Gorse in Yorkshire’s top ten schools

Yorkshire is a large region. From Sheffield to Ripon, Hull to Bradford, many excellent schools celebrated excellent results last summer. There are over 500 secondary schools in Yorkshire. The government’s new preliminary performance figures for state-funded secondary schools were released last month. The Ruth Gorse Academy is third and Cockburn