What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Fire chiefs have performed a u-turn and have decided to keep Hunslet Fire Station on Dewbury Road open. The original recommendation put forward by Chief Fire Officer Simon Pilling was to close both Morley and Hunslet fire stations and merge them at a site in between the two, with the
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on the area’s best websites, blogs and on Facebook. Just a reminder that the monthly South Leeds Life group meeting will be held tomorrow at St Luke’s Church, Malvern Road at 2pm. All welcome to attend to discuss the blog,
The Hunslet Club is sad to announce the passing of Ken Holdsworth, former caretaker & volunteer for over 50 years at the club, aged 89. Ken was known and loved by everyone at the Hunslet Club for his quiet, modest, cheerful and hard working dedication to helping children and young
Sergeant Sam Greaves attended the Hunslet Tenants and Residents meeting on Wednesday 5 December, the meeting was well attended, writes Holbeck NPT. One matter raised was that unknown males are gaining access to the corridors of flats on Hemmingway Garth. This is occurring during the evenings and it is suspected
Communities in South Leeds are renowned for their hard-working community groups and organisations. There are a lot of good people in South Leeds! While we are lucky to have places like Middleton Park and Cross Flatts Park on our doorstep, there are other aspects of Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley Hall,
Everyone is welcome to the Hunslet Club “Trip To The Movies” Christmas Show, with superb performances from the hundreds of club dancers & performers. Tickets available now! If your child might be interested in taking part in shows like this, see http://www.hunsletclub.org.uk for details of the many groups that they
Before the present consultation about a new high school, I confess I hadn’t heard of “City Centre South”. Hunslet? Yes. Holbeck? Yes. But City Centre South? Where’s that? Where is this new part of Leeds? It is bounded by the River Aire to the north, the Inner Ring road extension
Hunslet Library has recently been refurbished, retaining the original character of the building and restoring some original items, writes Julie Wood of the Library and Information Service. Councillors Elizabeth Nash and Mohammed Iqbal recently unveiled the recently restored Austrian prints which have been part of the library for many years.
A consultation is progressing about plans to open a new high school in “City Centre South” – the area between the River Aire and the motorways. As previously reported, the Leeds Sustainable Development Group (LSDG) have teamed up with Gorse Academies Trust and are proposing the school as a way
All the cinemas are gone! Where my friends and I went on a Saturday afternoon for the matinees, they’ve disappeared. They have either been knocked down or redeveloped, writes community reporter Martyn White. Often, on Saturday afternoons my friends and I would go to a matinee at one of the