What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Terminal illness charity, Marie Curie is appealing for volunteers to give two hours of their time to hand out its iconic daffodil pins, in return for donations. The charity is hoping to get more people than ever wearing the daffodil pin during its annual fundraiser; the Great Daffodil Appeal this
Police have confirmed that they received a call at 15:53 this afternoon (20 February 2018) reporting a man leaving a fast food restaurant (thought to be McDonalds) on Low Road in Hunslet with what was believed to have been a firearm concealed in his clothing. He got into a small
A feast of rugby league action is promised as South Leeds Stadium, at the John Charles Centre for Sport, will host not one but two ties in the Ladbroke’s Challenge Cup third round this weekend (24/25 February 2018). On Saturday 24 February Hunslet Club Parkside ARLFC will play Workington Town
Detectives investigating a ram-raid at a jewellers in Leeds city centre on Sunday (18 February 2018) have recovered both vehicles involved in the incident. The red Fiat Stilo and blue Ford Focus ST that were used in the incident at the Rolex at Prestons store, in Commercial Street, shortly before
Hunslet RLFC kicked off their BetFred League 1 season with an emphatic 14-28 win over Hemel Stags away at their Pennine Way ground in Hertfordshire. This is a game that Hunslet had to win and win well if they are to improve on last season and challenge for promotion. Journeys
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