What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Chapel of Rest at Hunslet Cemetery has stopped taking bookings for funeral services, with council officers citing a decline in demand and rising costs of keeping the building heated. In response to a query from Cllr Paul Wray (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) officers said that families tend to prefer
Please join us on Wednesday (16 April 2025) for a fun outdoor event for young families to play, get creative and try new things. The event takes place from 10:45am-12pm and is delivered by Hunslet & Belle Isle Community Project and is kindly funded by Get Set Leeds Local as
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 7 April 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Demolition of Two (Class B2) Industrial
Hunslet RLFC 12-46 Halifax Panthers Hunslet lost out to top of the table Halifax at the South Leeds Stadium last night (11 April 2025). Despite a strong showing in the first half with new signing Lee Gaskell particularly impressive, The Parksiders had no possession in the second period, and with
Hunslet-based West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service (WYCAS) has launched a project matching volunteers from the finance sector to local charities. Whilst an important part of the work of WYCAS is about producing high quality annual accounts, the charity offers other services, resources and training to the third sector too –
The donkeys are back! This Sunday (13 April 2025) at 2pm, our two donkeys will journey through the streets of Hunslet for Palm Sunday. Will you join the Celebration Parade? The event has been arranged by Hunslet Gathering – Hunslet’s new Anglican church in Hunslet. We’ll start wandering from Church
For the first time in the UK, the internationally acclaimed exhibition Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum arrives at the Royal Armouries Museum, at Leeds Dock, from 28 June to 2 November 2025. Having captivated over one million visitors worldwide, this landmark exhibition immerses audiences in the dramatic world of ancient
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)