What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Christmas 2016 at Low Road was very special as the school was lucky enough to be accepted as part of Radio Aire‘s Mission Christmas. This meant that every single child in school was given a Christmas gift to take home with them on the last day of school in December.
In its inaugural year, the Harry Jepson OBE Memorial Cup was claimed by Leeds Rhinos after they overcame Hunslet RLFC 21-14 in an entertaining and competitive game at South Leeds Stadium yesterday (15 January 2017). [slideshow_deploy id=’57403′] All photos by Steve Gaunt / Touchlinepics.com Hunslet put in a spirited performance
Whilst trains may not be running for another sixteen years, plans for the High Speed Rail (HS2) route are well advanced and a consultation event is being held residents affected by new line. The route from London will enter Leeds through Woodlesford where a tunnel will take the line under
The New Year is the right time to kickstart a whole new path in life for most of us. If that’s the case for you then there’s great news if you are thinking of a career as an actor or simply fancy learning some new skills! Leeds based theatre company
Featherstone Rovers 52 v 6 Hunslet RLFC Big Fellas Stadium, Post Office Road, Featherstone, Sunday 8 January 2017 Featherstone Rovers came out on top in the Gareth Swift Memorial Trophy match – 52 points to 6 winners against the newly branded Hunslet RLFC. Dominating the match Rovers – a top
A roundabout in Middleton is on the shortlist for a prestigious architecture award. The Middleton Meadows scheme was a joint venture between Enterprise Rentacar, Green Estates and Leeds City Council on the Middleton Ring Road near the St George Centre and Asda. It saw the roundabout planted up with wild
Young people in Leeds who struggle with mainstream learning will soon be able to benefit from a pioneering education facility created from shipping containers. Planning officials gave the go-ahead for The Works charity, based in the emerging South Bank area of Leeds, to provide an “eco school” – a solar-powered,
DePuy Synthes continued their positive track record of getting stuck into community activities when they visited Involve Leeds – an alternative education provider. Involve provides tailored education programmes to 11-14 year olds finding it tough in mainstream school. Working with just 8 young people per day Involve works hard to
Local councillor, Elizabeth Nash, welcomes the no-nonsense approach Leeds City Council have taken towards fly-tipping in the area. Court action was taken by the Council to fine a local van owner who had been using his van to illegally fly-tip rubbish in the Telfords area. Alex Wormald of Cowper Street,
With less than two weeks to go until the closing date of their community share offer, Leeds Community Homes has attracted 80% of the investment that they require to go ahead with their first people powered homes project. Leeds Community Homes is seeking to raise a minimum of £200,000 –