What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds College of Building (LCB) has been named one of the first ever ‘construction technical excellence colleges’ (CTEC) and will receive a share of £100 million in government funding to tackle construction skills shortages. Only 10 colleges across England have been given the status for the 2025 to 2026 academic
A group of young people from The Hunslet Club’s Fashion Project swapped the classroom for the catwalk this week, as they showcased their work at the prestigious Burberry headquarters in Leeds. Ten budding designers, all part of the club’s creative arts programme, were invited to give Burberry staff an exclusive
Leeds College of Building (LCB) staff are celebrating another landmark year after students received their Level 3 results on Thursday (14 August 2025). For the second year, T Level students received exceptional grades, with 100% of the college’s Design, Surveying & Planning for Construction students achieving either a Distinction or
Halifax Panthers 48-10 Hunslet RLFC Four second half tries in 9 minutes made the fulltime score flattering for Halifax Panthers as Hunslet put in a spirited performance today at Odsal, Bradford yesterday (17 August 2025). There had been nothing in it in the first half. As a Hunslet team with
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 week beginning Monday 11 August 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Consent, agreement or approval required by
The new multiplayer version of In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats, from East City Films, is coming to Leeds as the only northern venue on the national tour for a 34-day run this summer. The highly anticipated new version of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning interactive VR adventure, which takes audiences back
Hunslet RLFC 0-56 York Knights Hunslet slumped to another large home defeat to table topping York Knights yesterday at the South Leeds Stadium (10 August 2025). The Parksiders have a raft of injuries and have had to take on loan players, and although early on they made a game of
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 week beginning Monday 4 August 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective change of use from a
An 18-storey block of flats can be built after three attempts by a developer to secure planning permission. A proposal for 164 apartments at Sayner Lane in Hunslet was agreed after Leeds City Council was offered an increased financial contribution. The project was first deferred by the City Plans Panel
Over 1,100 youngsters from right across the north of England converged on Middleton last weekend (2-3 August 2025) for a rugby league youth tournament. The event was organised by Hunslet Rugby Foundation (HRF) and held at Nutty Slack, the home of Leeds Corinthians RUFC. As well as the rugby, there