What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet RLFC 24-28 Halifax Halifax ended Hunslet RLFC’s hopes of a plum tie in the Challenge Cup 5th Round, defeating the Parksiders 24-28 in an enthralling and exciting game at the South Leeds Stadium this afternoon (31 March 2019). The hosts, unbeaten so far in League 1 wanted to test
It is with great sadness that I report that The Hunslet Club has lost one of our longest serving volunteer coaches. Shane Telford lost his short battle with cancer on Sunday 10 February, aged just 36. Shane Telford was “Mr Hunslet” he had been coaching for around 10 years with
So Leeds City Council are debating a climate emergency in Leeds. Excuse me if I don’t get excited because they are already misrepresenting their own debate. Let’s be clear what they mean: a climate crisis for the city centre, which they continue to gentrify at the expense of surrounding inner
The Hunslet Club last Friday (22 March) hosted a busy night of amateur boxing, featuring top young boxers from the club and across the region in 14 hard-fought bouts. All the competitors deserve credit for their energy, and their gallantry – but special mention is due to the following local
With Hunslet RLFC sitting on top of League 1 after winning four out of four games we asked Coach Gary Thorton for his thoughts on the season so far. What’s been most pleasing about Hunslet’s season so far? “Obviously winning games regularly is very pleasing for all the players and
Throughout Hunslet and Riverside Ward, it has been a priority of ours as Councillors to invest in our community parks and playgrounds over the last year. With successful schemes underway at Trentham Park, planned improvements at Brickfields and Rowland Road Park due to start, and funding allocated for future improvements
Hunslet RLFC 44-10 Coventry Bears Hunslet RLFC made it four from four as they consolidated their early season table topping position by beating a plucky Coventry Bears side today (24 March 2019) at the South Leeds Stadium. Having won two of their first three games, Coventry look a side who
In an article last week, I talked about what steps we were taking to resolve missed bin collections. One of the other blights on our communities is litter. Not only does it make our streets messy, but it takes up a significant amount of staff time to collect, taking them
A care home in Hunslet has been classed as ‘Good’ in all areas after being inspected by regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Staff at Anchor’s Larchfield on Joseph Street were celebrating this week after receiving the accolade. The home, which cares for up to 40 residents, was praised by
The newly-reformed LS-Ten skatepark in Hunslet are next week (Friday 29 March 2019) holding a beer and wine tasting night, to help raise funds for their ongoing redevelopment. The event – named ‘Call my Bluff’ – will be hosted by Leeds Rhinos star Jamie Jones Buchanan (pictured), and will feature