What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
What is your favourite thing about the Christmas season? Christmas trees? Decorations and fairy lights? Time with friends and family? Presents? Christmas jumpers? Turkey? There is so much to love and celebrate about Christmas and each of us has our own traditions that become sacred over time and are repeated
Voluntary Action Leeds has now completed a full refurbishment of it’s premises on Lupton Street, Hunslet; restoring the former Leeds Steelworks office back to it’s former glory. Now called ‘Stringer House,’ the building was originally built in 1913 by Scott Walker Ltd, as the offices for Leeds Steelworks. By this
Two Hunslet men have been given awards by a national charity in recognition of their respect, care and compassion for others. Mark Braithwaite, 54, and Eli Sherrif, 65, are both tenants in Waterhouse Court, a supported housing scheme run by national adult health and social care charity Making Space. They
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 25 November 2019: Replacement of existing vehicle entrance barriers with new bi-folding gates DePuy International Ltd St Anthonys Road
Sat neatly on a corner off Dewsbury Road is the sheltered housing development of St Peter’s Court. As you round the corner this beautiful building is complimented by the well kept and neatly trimmed gardens, maintained by both gardeners and the residents alike. Stepping inside the complex, I was greeted
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Leeds College of Building students have been named among the best in UK trades after winning two silver and one bronze medal at WorldSkills UK Live. Taking place from 21 – 23 November at the NEC, Birmingham, WorldSkills UK LIVE is the UK’s largest skills, apprenticeship and careers events. At
Pyramid will launch a major new show at The Tetley this month. ‘Hidden Art / Hidden Artists’ will include photographs of three pieces of art work, never been shown in public before, created by the Arts Club within the walls of Meanwood Park Hospital, prior to its closure. Three of
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 18 November 2019: Advertisements for the proposed hand car wash Asda Old Lane Beeston Leeds LS11 8AG Ref. No:
Sharing the UK’s railway heritage expertise: leading experts from Taiwan visit Middleton Railway Not surprisingly, given its role as the birthplace of the railways, the UK is a global leader in the preservation, restoration and management of railway heritage. Railway museums, heritage sites and preservation societies can be found in