What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
John Cooke was a local printer in Meadow Lane, Leeds, and he had a son born on 4 July 1842 who was named Alfred Battye Cooke who throughout his life would only be known as Alf. Alf’s early years were spent as a newsboy and then working in the family printing
We are sad to report the death of Rugby League stalwart Robert ‘Bob’ Pickles (2 March 1945 – 10 March 2025) Robert was born in Leeds and brought up in Middleton. He played Junior Rugby League for Middleton, Hunslet schools and Yorkshire. He signed for Hunslet RLFC aged 16 in
The Hunslet Club is thrilled to announce an action-packed Easter Holiday Programme, running throughout the school break this April. Designed to keep children and young people active, engaged, and entertained, our programme features a variety of fun-filled activities suitable for all interests and abilities. Programme Highlights: Activity Camp (April 7-17)
Hunslet Moor House, the block of extra care apartments on Hunslet Hall Road, was officially opened on Friday 21 March 2025 with the cutting of a cake by its first residents Anne and Barry Parker. Residents of the scheme were joined by councillors, Hilary Benn MP and representatives of the
Works are underway to construct a new 3G pitch and three grass pitches to help turbocharge women’s and girls’ football in Leeds, thanks to investment from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation. The new pitch at The Hunslet Club is one of at least 30 set to
Middleton Railway will open its 2025 season on Saturday (5 April 2025) with its traditional Community Day. The day offers a platform to a wide range of community groups to promote themselves to visitors and hopefully gain some new members. People visiting the railway will get a chance to find out
London Broncos 26-6 Hunslet RLFC Injury hit Hunslet showed real signs of improvement at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon yesterday (29 March 2025), but were always up against it after a slow start saw them 12-0 down in only 9 minutes. The Parksiders are missing three hookers and their
Celebrating Hunslet, a wonderful piece of animated community artwork, co-created by local residents working with artist Rozi Fuller, was unveiled at the Involve Centre last Saturday (22 March 2025). The piece is a collage representing various stories from around Hunslet, but with the use of the Artivive app on a
Leeds City Council is selling a plot of land at Clarence Road, near Leeds Dock in the Riverside area of Hunslet, to Homes England for affordable housing it has been revealed in a report published yesterday (26 March 2025). The site sits between Leeds Museum’s Discovery Centre on Carlisle Road
Vastint UK, the developer behind Leeds’ new 24-acre mixed-use district on the former Tetley brewery site, has announced workplace pensions providers TPT Retirement Solutions will move into Aire Park’s new commercial building, 3 South Brook Street. Established more than 75 years ago and now one of the UK’s leading providers