What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Yorkshire Cup continued yesterday (12 January 2019) with Hunslet RLFC facing Halifax RLFC from the Championship at the LD Nutrition Stadium in Featherstone. After last week’s whitewash against Batley Bulldogs, Hunslet Coach Gary Thornton was keen to stress that these preseason games are about getting up to match fitness
People from across Leeds and the region are rallying to rescue the former Works Skatepark in Hunslet, with the centre set to reopen this week. As previously reported, the skatepark charity ceased trading and closed at the start of the month, due to financial difficulties. But the immediate outcry online
Middleton Railway is delighted to announce that our 2018 Santa Trains have been a resounding success. Over 5,000 visitors were carried this year, an increase of 10% over 2017. Our web booking site experienced an increase of 20% in sales over 2017, showing how popular internet booking has become. Our
Leading sustainable housing developer Citu is celebrating key milestones as it counts down to its first residents moving into the pioneering Climate Innovation District, on Leeds’s South Bank (parts of north Hunslet and Holbeck close to the River Aire). The Leeds-based developer has announced it is only days away from
Hunslet RLFC kicked off their pre-season with a tough match up against Batley Bulldogs in the Yorkshire Cup at Odsal stadium in Bradford today (6 January 2019). Coach Gary Thornton has made a lot of changes to the Hunslet squad over the close season and this was the team’s first
The decision on the major new Park and Ride scheme proposed for Stourton has been postponed, after councillors on the City Plans panel blasted the Council’s own presentations – and local campaigners have vowed to battle on against the project. The cross-party panel – which decides on whether or not
Many of the longstanding residents of Leeds Riverside will remember Boxing Day 2015. The river Aire burst its banks; causing a huge amount of damage to both businesses and residential properties. The community effort which followed was remarkable. Volunteers helped clear the streets with Council staff and others, and residents
Leeds City Council have put an end to a cycle of encampment and eviction for eight Gypsy and Traveller families by providing them with a home at Kidacre Park, Hunslet. The site was developed with funding from Council Commuted Sums and Homes England and is the first development of Gypsy
The Works Skatepark in Hunslet has closed its doors and ceased trading citing the long hot summer and changes to grant funding hitting their income and making the operation uneconomic. In a statement on Facebook they said: “It’s with great sadness that after 6 years of positive impact through our
The Church of England have put plans in motion to demolish the modern section of St Mary’s Church in Hunslet. The church closed in 2015 and the modern building, which dates from 1975 is understood to be structurally unsound. However, the landmark clock tower and spire, which are Grade II listed,