What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Environmental improvement work has been agreed for areas of Hunslet that will include landscaping work and improvements to some play areas. City & Hunslet Councillors Nash, Iqbal and Davey have pushed for funding to be allocated to the development of the play area at Hunslet Lake including the removal of
Fifteen years after arriving back in Hunslet, ‘Picton’ finally has a proper home where it can be conserved. It may not look much more than a heap of rusted metal just now, but this an important part of Hunslet’s industrial heritage. ‘Picton’ was built by Hunslet’s in 1927, and spent
The volunteer team at Hunslet Methodist church were this week presented with a £200 donation by Leigh Bell-Peirce, the Community Champion at the Middleton Asda superstore. The team co-run popular weekly coffee mornings – featuring free breakfast, toys and games, access to clothes donations, and more – every Wednesday at
Hunslet-based The Right Fuelcard CompanyThe Right Fuelcard Company (TRFC) – an independent distributor of Shell, Keyfuels, UK Fuels and Esso fuel cards – is reinforcing its commitment to Leeds Children’s Charity. Ranked 33rd in the Sunday Times Best 100 Small Companies to Work For in 2016, TRFC has again nominated
At Sunday’s Hunslet RLFC v Hunslet Club Parkside game at the South Leeds Stadium (29 January 2017), Lizzie Jones presented a Defibrillator to Hunslet Green, home of the Hunslet Warriors ARLFC. The Danny Jones Fund was set up by Lizzie after the sudden death of her husband, Danny, whilst playing
On the same afternoon that Sutton United were creating their own history with the round ball in the FA Cup with victory against Leeds United, Hunslet Club Parkside of National Conference League Division 1 outfought their semi professional neighbours Hunslet RLFC in an entertaining game at a cold South Leeds
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 23 January 2017: Change of use of indoor football (D2) to form trampolining centre (D2); external alterations and reconfiguration
Hunslet RLFC’s final warm up match will be against local amateurs Hunslet Club Parkside on Sunday (29 January 2017). The match tales place at South Leeds Stadium with a 3pm kick off. Admission prices are just £10 for Adults, £5 Concessions (over 65’s) and it’s FREE for Under 16’s. It
From Sunday 19 February 2017 the No. 12 bus route will be extended to serve the White Rose Shopping Centre. This will enable residents from Hunslet, Belle Isle, and Middleton to access the centre by a frequent direct bus service. This will be a great benefit to the community, enabling residents from areas
Many older people complain that we’ve lost our sense of community, “in the old days” is the battle cry. It’s not true, most community activities were low key and relevant to the day, they still are but they’ve changed. Here in LS11 we have a new small group emerging, the