Category: Hunslet

News and events for the Hunslet area

Hunslet veterans to celebrate 93rd birthdays

The Garden Gate, on Wednesday 6 January 2016, 12 noon, is the venue for birthday celebrations for two Hunslet Rugby League Legends on reaching 93 year old. [slideshow_deploy id=’42882′] Frank ‘Shank’ Watson and Jimmy Brogden who both played around the time of the second world war. Both are still going

Hunslet Legends train for Sunday showdown

Hunslet Legends prepared for Sunday’s game against Rugby AM Legends with a final training session yesterday morning (28 December 2015) at the Hunslet Warriors ground. [slideshow_deploy id=’42832′] All photos by Paul Johnson Despite the presence of recent League 1 coach of the month, Keighley’s Paul March, and Hunslet assistant coach,

Flooding affects part of Hunslet

The video and photos were shot between 2-3pm on Saturday 26 December 2015 in Hunslet and Holbeck. At 3:30pm the Environment Agency issued a Severe Flood Warning: “Flooding is causing and expected to cause further impacts in central Leeds Area. This Severe Flood Warning has been issued because of significant

Hawks help Trust spread Christmas cheer

Hunslet Hawks rugby league club are joining forces with the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT) to help make this year’s Christmas a little more enjoyable for some of the older and more isolated members of our community. The Trust do a brilliant job in ensuring the elderly and vulnerable people

Leeds Xmas 10k hailed as the best yet

Last Sunday (13 December 2015) saw over 350 runners brave the arctic weather, much mud, and (thanks to Saturday’s torrential rain) a last-minute obstacle of a large fallen tree to complete the Leeds Xmas 10k Challenge in Middleton Park. Now in its fourth year, the multi-terrain race organised by FairPlay

Double church closure in south Leeds

Two prominently-located Church of England congregations in south Leeds have formally disbanded in the past month: St David’s on Dewsbury Road in Beeston, and St Mary’s in the heart of Hunslet. St David’s – the distinctive modern church building near the Tommy Wass junction – first opened in 1961, following