What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
An online petition to stop the new Park & Ride facility planned for Stourton has been launched by local resident Eileen Leach. The planned facility will be located on land between the motorway and Hunslet Cemetery and will accommodate 1,100 cars. It is intended to reduce the number of cars
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The Right Fuelcard Company’s reputation as a great employer which creates opportunities for the disadvantaged and long-term unemployed – has been further acknowledged. TRFC, a Hunslet-based independent distributor of Shell, Esso, Keyfuels and UK Fuels cards to UK businesses, is a finalist in the Outstanding Employer and Diversity categories of
A £50million flood alleviation scheme in Leeds which uses moveable weir technology – a first for flood risk reduction in the UK – has opened today (4 October 2017). The first phase of the award-winning Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme not only uses state-of-the-art flood defence engineering techniques but is one
The Hunslet Club Solitaires is the name of the new majorettes squad rising from the ashes of the long running Lynbar Majorettes club. After 20 years Charlotte Roberts isn’t ready to give up twirling, but Lynbar had run its course. “I’m really positive about working as part of The Hunslet
Monday 13 November 2017 is International Kindness Day. Connect in the North has been based in Hunslet for over 20 years so we know its a great place to work with more than its share of kind people. We are inviting people who live in Hunslet to join us at
A young Mum driving along Midland Road last Monday evening stopped to help a distressed man collapsed on the road side, stayed with him until the ambulance arrived, collected his wife from home, took her back home then onto the hospital. Thank you to everyone involved but to Jennipher “You saved
Wednesday (4 October 2017) will see the first ever Open Evening for Cockburn John Charles Academy. Previously The South Leeds Academy, the school is now part of the Cockburn Multi Academy Trust, led by Executive Headteacher David Gurney who said: “My vision is for there to be two outstanding schools
Victory at Milford confirms First Division title Milford Marlins 6 v 30 Hunslet Club Parkside The all conquering Hunslet Club Parkside secured the National Conference League First Division title with a 30 – 6 victory away at Milford Marlins on Saturday afternoon (30 September 2017). Together with victories in the
The Middleton Railway has announced the arrival of a new locomotive. Mersey Docks & Harbour Board No 45 [HCD1373/65] has been transferred to Middleton by the Sentinel Diesel Preservation Group, based on the East Somerset Railway, as they wish to see it preserved and operated in the city of its