What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Acclaimed national theatre company Red Ladder are this week (21 September – 1 October 2017) bringing their latest hard-hitting show to south Leeds. ‘Shed Crew’ – based on the autobiographical ‘Urban Grimshaw and the Shed Crew’ book – takes you on a trip back to 1990s Leeds, into a teenage
Following the success of last season’s inaugural “Hunslet Rookie” Hunslet RLFC have announced that they will be running another trial game this year. Once again they are looking to unearth the next big talent with a view to earning a contract and a place in our squad for the 2018
Consultation events are taking place next week in Belle Isle and Hunslet as Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority reveal details of the planned Park & Ride scheme to be built by Junction 7 of the M621 at Stourton. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the
Hunslet RLFC 18-12 London Skolars Hunslet RLFC won a tight contest today (17 September 2017) to secure home advantage in the Division 1 Shield against a buoyant London Skolars. Both teams were confirmed to play in the final, but the last league meeting of the year determined who would get
Sunday (17 September 2017) sees Hunslet RLFC take on the London Skolars for the first of two games that will determine destination of the League 1 Shield. Both clubs have already qualified for the League 1 shield final which will take place next week. London currently sit top of the
Hunslet Green, home of the Hunslet Warriors, is home to a new set of rugby posts thanks to sponsorship from Carling after their old ones rusted at the base and fell down. Nominated by volunteer club secretary Pat Benatmane, the new posts will help support its growing playing membership. As
Police are appealing for information after a woman was robbed of business takings outside a South Leeds shopping centre. The victim, a 51-year-old woman, was attacked by three to four males outside the Penny Hill Centre, in Church Street, Hunslet, as she went to deposit the cash. She was passing
Dan-Loc Spensall, which employs 48 people at their Kitson Street factory, has been manufacturing precision parts for 100 years. The company supplies the global oil and gas industry, making metal parts and components for well-heads. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Jane Dowson visited the factory for their open day
Red Ladder Theatre Company, supported by West Yorkshire Playhouse, presents THE SHED CREW A stage play in verse by Kevin Fegan; adapted from the book URBAN GRIMSHAW AND THE SHED CREW by Bernard Hare 21 September – 1 October: Albion Electric warehouse, Hunslet “We were totally off the lead, we
Hunslet Rainbows have spaces available from this September for girls aged 5 and over. Rainbows are the youngest members of the Guide Association and do all sorts of fun activities, make friends, play games and gives girls a space to just be girls! For more information on Rainbows and to