What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Despite a gallant fightback in the second half, Hunslet Hawks were beaten by three tries in five minutes for Workington Town at the end of the first half. This second round match in the Kingstone Press Championship Shield at South Leeds Stadium yesterday (16 August 2015) might have been Hunslet’s
The transformation of the South Bank area – the former industrial parts of Holbeck and Hunslet – is taking shape with more schemes coming forward. A new University Technical College is set to move into part of the Braime engineering site on Hunslet Road. The college, which is backed by
The acclaimed Leeds Den Festival is returning to south Leeds next weekend (22-23 August 2015). It offers the chance for families to get creative together and build giant dens at The Tetley arts and community centre, as part of their Summer of Play season. Last year saw the first ever
The first round of the Kingstone Press Super 8s Championship Shield saw the Hunslet Hawks travel to Dewsbury Rams’ Tetley’s Stadium on Sunday (9 August 2015). [slideshow_deploy id=’38687′] All photos by Paul Butterfield Hunslet kicked off the match and traded sets with Dewsbury in the early exchanges. The Rams were
Ten new jobs for local people have been created with the opening of Jollyes Petfood Superstore on Saturday (1 August 2015) at City Centre South (previously Tulip) retail park in Hunslet. Regional Manager Andy Jeffreys said: “Having worked for Jollyes for ten years, I’m delighted to bring the 60th pet
A long-standing planning battle over a proposed Gypsy/Traveller encampment in Hunslet Carr looks to have come to a close, with a government Planning Inspector upholding the Council’s original decision to refuse permission for the site. As previously reported here in South Leeds Life, Mr Michael Maloney – an established member
Hunslet Hawks have confirmed their full fixture list for the Kingstone Press Championship Super 8s. The first game will see Hunslet travel to Tetley’s Stadium to take on Dewsbury Rams on Sunday 9 August. Their first home game is against Workington Town on Sunday 16 August. The full fixtures and
The Tetley art gallery has created an apprenticeship vacancy and they are keen to get applications from people living in South Leeds. The successful applicant will be employed as an apprentice for one year and during this time will gain experience in all aspects of the operation of a contemporary
Match report by James Morris Hunslet Hawks 6-30 Workington Town Hunslet’s survival hopes were dealt a massive blow this weekend after a disappointing defeat at the hands of Workington Town. The Hawks were coming into this Kingstone Press fixture on the back of nine straight losses and would have been
Business owner and three times pancreatic cancer patient gets business boost by TV’s Theo Paphitis. Carl Denning, 41 of Hunslet, was over the moon when Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis handpicked his business Market Wraps as one of the winners of the Small Business Sunday award. Carl, owner of Market