What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The touring Knife Angel sculpture is coming to Leeds in February, to send a powerful message and spark conversations about knife crime in the city. It will be placed outside the Royal Armouries Museum as part of an intensification month on knife crime which launches on Thursday (1 February 2024).
Concerns have been raised about pedestrian safety at the parade of shops on the corner of Belle Isle Road and Moor Road in Hunslet Carr. A new pedestrian refuge was installed to allow easier crossing of Moor Road in 2021, but then the nearby pedestrian barriers were removed during recent
A set of shop scales, once used to measure out different varieties of sweets at Dawes and Sons on Hunslet Road, Leeds in around 1900 is amongst a collection of classic confectionery on display in a new exhibition in Leeds. Vintage Yorkshire sweet jars, chocolates and toffee tins are among
Hunslet RLFC took on Barrow Raiders from the Championship as Storm Isha hit Craven Park on the Cumbrian coast on Sunday (21 January 2024) in their first preseason match of the campaign. In atrocious conditions, the Parksiders narrowly lost 16-6, holding Barrow to a six point margin until the 75th
Eight former Leeds councillors received one of the highest civic honours the city can bestow at a special session of full council yesterday (17 January 2024). The group of former councillors, who have 170 years of public service between them and include a former Lord Mayor and a Deputy Lord
Hunslet players have undergone routine cardiac screenings as part of their pre-season preparations ahead of the new campaign. Cardiac screenings used to be optional for clubs but following the tragic death of Keighley’s Danny Jones in 2015 the importance of the screenings has seen them become mandatory. Something welcomed by
Middleton Railway have revealed that they are in the running for the prestigious Steam Railway magazine award from the Heritage Railway Association (HRA), but they need your help. They have been nominated, along with the Vintage Carriage Trust, for the overhaul of Manning Wardle 0-6-0 ‘Sir Berkeley’, which we reported
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the weeks beginning Monday 1 January 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Reserved Matters Application for Approval of
A horrid murder took place in Leeds in July 1840 and so far, no progress has been made towards solving it. The unfortunate victim was one William Reynolds Rotheray of about 20 years of age and a dealer in rags who resided alone in a house on Holbeck Lane. William
In an exhilarating and educational experience, students from Cockburn John Charles Academy embarked on a memorable residential trip to Bewerley Park, nestled amidst the scenic beauty of Nidderdale in North Yorkshire. This excursion, designed to foster teamwork, resilience, and personal growth, offered a diverse array of activities that tested the