Category: Hunslet

News and events for the Hunslet area

South Leeds represented at community stars awards

Projects and individuals in south Leeds been short-listed in the Leeds Community Stars 2012 awards – and YOU can have your say who wins a special award. The ceremony will celebrate the hard work and initiative of individuals and groups. A celebratory event to recognise the inspirational individuals and projects, hosted

80’s Night At The Hunslet Club This Saturday

With the Hunslet Festival set to get people partying this coming Saturday afternoon, June 30th, (including dance performances & sports showcases from Hunslet Club members) The Hunslet Club invites adults to come and continue the celebrations into the evening with an 80’s Night to remember…

Thread: Olympic torch in Beeston and Hunslet – UPDATED

[slideshow]Above: slideshow of Olympic Torch photographs taken by our voluntary contributors today. Many thanks to everyone for their contributions. UPDATE: Regular South Leeds Life contributor Paul Ibbotson has sent us some photographs of when the torch entered Elland Road. UPDATE: The third video of the day in this Olympic Torch

Picture perfect: Help South Leeds Life cover the Olympic Torch relay

So Monday’s the big day when the Olympic Torch comes to south Leeds. We know there’s a lot of interest in this as you’ve been coming to our site in your hundreds over the past couple of weeks searching for the latest information on what’s happening. South Leeds Life will

Mapped: Olympic torch route in south Leeds

On Monday 25 June, the Olympic Torch’s journey around the country goes from Leeds Town Hall and travels through the city centre before heading to the Royal Armouries and South Leeds. Then it goes over historic Leeds Bridge to Church Street in Hunslet (at 7.43am), along Balm Road and Moor Road,

South Leeds celebrates Olympic torch with events in Beeston and Hunslet

Monday will see the big day finally arrive! The Olympic Torch will be carried through Beeston and Hunslet early in the morning – and South Leeds Life is encouraging everyone to line the streets and celebrate! Earlier this week, an estimated crowd of 25,000 people lined the streets of Boston Spa, Wetherby

South Leeds roundup: Youth theatre appeal, Merlyn Rees garden ‘trashed’ and Cottingley in Bloom

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick via other websites and blogs. The sale of Beeston Methodist Church is being stymied by banks’ reluctance to lend, an estate agent has told the YEP. The paper also reports a five-month sit-in by an elderly pensioner at a Beeston old folks’ home has