What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Local people from South Leeds have been developing their self defence skills, thanks to an idea from a Hunslet resident. An initial six week course was funded from Get Set Leeds Local as a pilot project for the area, working with Involve Community Centre. Certificates have been received by those
On Tuesday 29 October 2024 the new look Hunslet ‘town square’ hosted another successful family play event giving young families a chance to play, get creative and try new things. Over 80 children and adults enjoyed a range of fun activities in the (suprising!) autumn sunshine including arts & crafts,
A man has appeared in court after neighbourhood policing officers uncovered a large-scale cannabis growing set-up in Hunslet. On Friday (1 November 2024) a drugs warrant was executed at an industrial unit in Larchfield Road, Hunslet, led by officers from the Inner North West Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), supported by
There’s nothing like sport for creating highs and lows. This time last year followers of Hunslet RLFC were in the doldrums. Their best season in 10 years, that had promised so much in the play-offs ended in disappointment at the hands of North Wales Crusaders. But on Sunday 13 October
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 Monday 28 October 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Single storey front extension Ground Floor
On Tuesday (29 October 2024) the six winners of the second ever Booker Prize Indie Bookshop Spotlight were announced and they included Hold Fast Bookshop at Leeds Dock. The competition, carried out for the second year in the row, invited independent bookshops and booksellers from across the UK and Ireland
Funding has been allocated to resolve a ‘bus hotspot’ on South Accommodation Road in Hunslet according to a report published by Leeds City Council last month. An analysis of bus movements shows that during the morning peak of 7-10am buses can take up to 20 minutes to travel 500m, compared
The Canal & River Trust are selling their land holding at Leeds Dock, home to the Royal Armouries National Museum. On the market for £11.69m, the freehold property is being sold subject to two 999-year ground leases, with the museum’s lease secured by a non-departmental government body, funded by the
Aire Park, the 24-acre mixed use development on the former Tetley Brewery site is paying homage to its historic building with a recreation of the Tetley building entirely from LEGO® bricks. The model, which depicts Vastint UK’s proposed plans for the Tetley building, has been created by Brick Galleria, an
The Lord Mayors of Leeds and Bradford were on hand at Middleton Railway on Saturday (26 October 2024) for the formal handing over of Leeds-built locomotive ‘Hawarden’. As we previously reported when the locomotive arrived in January this year, Hawarden was built in 1899 by Hudswell Clarke & Co in