What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Following our report on Tuesday that Royal Mail plans to press ahead with the closure of Holbeck Delivery Office, the postal workers union has called a protest, to take place on Saturday (17 February 2018) on Holbeck Moor. Chris Allen from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) which represents the staff
The Feel Good Furniture Shop (run by SLATE to provide opportunities for people with learning difficulties) has received a most unusual donation – a family bible. This impressive leather-bound volume is a Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible, complete with illustrations and pages for the family to enter their key dates of
People from across Hunslet, Belle Isle and south Leeds are rallying to raise funds for popular local lad Jason Pepper who – aged just 27 – is fighting a losing battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Jason – who grew up and lives in Belle Isle, attended
Local residents are urging others in their community to join an “empowering and friendly” exercise class in Hunslet – called Breathe Easy – or face the risk of losing it. The British Lung Foundation has been running the classes for anyone with breathing difficulties, such as COPD or asthma, since last
In this 50th year since the legendary ‘Watersplash Final’, Red Ladder Theatre Company is touring rugby league play ‘Playing The Joker’ to rugby clubs and non-traditional arts spaces across Yorkshire. Written by award-winning author and former Sunday Mirror journalist Anthony Clavane (Promised Land/Leeds Lads), ‘Playing The Joker’ examines the People’s
Hunslet RLFC 50-18 Leeds Rhinos Hunslet RLFC won the the second playing of the Harry Jepson OBE Memorial Trophy at a chilly South Leeds Stadium last night (9 February 2018) against a young but determined Leeds Rhinos side. [slideshow_deploy id=’72687′] Photos by Phoenix Photography The early minutes were spent sizing
Morrisons Hunslet is helping hopeless romantics navigate the year’s most difficult buying decision – what to buy your loved one for Valentine’s Day. [slideshow_deploy id=’72627′] The supermarket has worked with relationship expert Sam Owen to create a ‘Love Calculator’ for its shoppers after more than a third of people (34
Most of our readers will remember the Tetley brewery, which was a Hunslet institution for over a hundred years. Many will be familiar with the headquarters building, dating from the 1930s and built in the art deco style. But how many of you have visited it since it became an
The creation of a landmark new park in the South Bank area of Hunslet is set to move a step closer at a meeting this week. A request to approve developing the plans for the first phase of a new park to be located on land at and neighbouring the
Hunslet RLFC 48 v 22 Hunslet Club Parkside at South Leeds Stadium, Sunday 4 February 2018 Both coaches will have taken satisfaction from the 2018 “Battle of Hunslet” friendly at South Leeds Stadium on a cold Sunday afternoon. A 48-22 victory score line to Hunslet RLFC possibly flattered the hosts