What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In recognition of their many years of loyal service to the Middleton Railway 16 volunteers were awarded long service lapel badges at a recent Volunteers Forum. These badges depict an image of Salamanca, the first steam locomotive to work on the railway in 1812, surrounded by the description, ‘The Middleton
West Bowling B u13s 24 v 24 Hunslet Club Parkside u13s Saturday 11th March at Clayton ARLFC Hunslet Club Parkside (HCP) and West Bowling B under 13s shared the spoils on Saturday morning in an exciting encounter where both teams provided some good rugby for the watching fans. [slideshow_deploy id=’60544′]
Hunslet RLFC travelled south today (Sunday 12 March 2017) to take on Hemel Stags at their Pennine Way ground for this Kingstone Press League 1 match. Hemel kept in touch with Hunslet through the first half going into the break 6-18 down, but in the second half Hunslet showed their
Two residents from City and Hunslet have been fined by Leeds City Council for dumping waste on the streets. Local councillors Mohammed Iqbal, Elizabeth Nash and Patrick Davey have welcomed the tough action taken by the council to tackle fly-tipping in the area. The two residents from Linden Grove and
The EM2 Locomotive Society in Bradford are fundraising to restore OLIVe, the Overhead Line Inspection Vehicle, that has been a regular at Middleton Railway. Readers may remember that OLIVe was nearly destroyed in a pointless arson attach at Middleton Railway’s Moor Road base in Hunslet. A spokesperson for the EM2
Major landscaping and alterations work is underway on Hunslet Moor – but local residents, who only recently formed a ‘Friends Of’ group to help manage and improve the park, have expressed frustration that they weren’t consulted or even warned that the work was due. Hunslet Moor – the green space
Maple Homes, who are building houses in Hunslet, have stepped up to sponsor Hunslet Warriors’ 2017 kit. Having gone to school with the coach of Hunslet Warriors, one of the directors at Leeds-based Maple suggested they link up to put something back into the community. Having played together as children,
The opening Kingstone Press League One fixture played out in appalling conditions on a muddy pitch with driving rain throughout, finished in a well earned 10-6 victory for Hunslet RLFC at South Leeds Stadium on Sunday afternoon (5 March 2017). The poor conditions did not allow any exciting rugby league
Thirteen students from the Ruth Gorse Academy enjoyed the trip of a lifetime, skiing in America last month. To qualify for the trip the students had to be outstanding across all subjects, have at least 97% attendance and not have been in detention. They then had to write a Pride
Monica Budge celebrated her 104th birthday in style at the Assisi Place retirement apartments in Hunslet last week. She was joined by her fellow residents, family and friends for a lunchtime celebration. Monica was born in Colne, Lancashire and spent most of her life in Burnley before moving to Leeds