What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A Trolleybus question and answer session was held at Belle Isle Family Centre yesterday (1st May). I went to this session as the new Trolleybus route (if the plans are passed) will come down my street, Winrose Grove. I was surprised by the lack of local people at the event. Winrose
It’s the 40th anniversary of the closing of the Parkside ground, the historic home of Hunslet rugby league club. On the 21st April 1973 Hunslet played York in the last ever game at Parkside. Geoff Gunney was the last player to leave the pitch after Hunslet lost 5 -22. Thankfully,
A petition with more than 250 signatures from local people angry about the planned closure of the Middleton branch of Yorkshire Bank is to be sent to bank chiefs. Yorkshire Bank is proposing to rationalise its services and close its Middleton Park Circus branch on June 20, with local residents
I’ve lived in South Leeds all my life. Was born in Hunslet. Moved to Belle Isle during the slum clearance, then moved to Middleton. Moved back to Belle Isle in 2011 into sheltered housing. I was born in Larchfield Street, Hunslet in 1949. The terrace house I was born in
These smiling mums recently received certificates to mark them qualifying as official ‘bosom buddies’. The mums, from Beeston and Middleton, all breastfed their own babies and successfully completed a course which allows them to support other mums who may need some support. The bosom buddies were awarded their certificates at
Cash-strapped families in South Leeds will be able to get some help this summer as living costs rise and welfare reforms begin to bite. Churches in south Leeds are hoping a food bank will be up and running in June. A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organisation that distributes
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Beeston In Bloom took advantage of the weekend sunshine to spruce up the “cardinal Triangle” on Dewsbury Road. There’s a report on their blog Blooming Beeston. Beeston food blogger Ewan Mitchell has set himself
The Hunslet Club, The FA and Mars, The FA’s Adult Football Partner, have made it as easy as a ‘one-two’ to turn up and start playing the football that best suits you: whether it’s a good old-fashioned kickabout or the more competitive game, like 5 or 11 a side
Rick Hazelwood from the Hunslet Old Boys Rugby Team and Trevor Brennan from the Hunslet Club Football Team took part in the 50th World Coal Carrying Championships on Easter Monday. This, most Yorkshire of world competitions, took place in Gawthorpe. These lads had to run with a sack of coal,
Hunslet Hawks are running Easter Rugby League camps this week at South Leeds Stadium! The kids enjoyed skills sessions, playing rugby league games, meeting Harry the Hawk and participating in activities such as rugby league quizzes. The kids were also given a piece of fruit and drink on their breaks