What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Bookings are open, and selling fast, for the ever popular Santa Specials at Middleton Railway, which has also published a calendar this year. This Sunday (29 October 2023) will be the last regular steam service on the railway for this year, which will be closed during November as it prepares
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 16 October 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective application for change of use
A flood alert is in place this morning (20 October 2023) for the Middle River Aire catchment which includes parts of Holbeck, Hunslet and Stourton. River levels at Crown Point and Knostrop were described as High and Rising at 9:30am this morning and the weather forecast is for heavy rain
Creative Communities, Swarthmore’s lottery funded arts project for Southb Leeds is holding two more launch events this month in Middleton and Hunslet. Swarthmore Education Centre, based in Woodhouse Square, are delighted to be able to provide access to a range of arts to those who would not otherwise enrol onto
Hunslet RLFC have responded quickly to Newcastle Thunder’s shock withdrawal from next season’s Betfred League 1. The Parksiders’ CEO Neil Hampshire said: “Friday the 13th has long been a date that brought fear to people, and today is no different. The news from Newcastle Thunder this morning is a tragedy
Two Leeds College of Building students have returned from an incredible experience after gaining places on an all-expenses-paid trip to northern Spain for three days. The Roof Slating and Tiling apprentices travelled to the famous Cupa Pizarras quarries in Ponferrada to see first-hand where slate is excavated and manufactured for
Back in the days before the Great War, Hunslet was the premier professional football club in their home city, ahead – by a considerable distance in the area’s sporting hierarchy – of Leeds (now Leeds Rhinos) and Bramley, in addition to soccer’s Leeds City (who were later succeeded by Leeds
John Fowler was born on 11 July 1826 at Melksham, Wiltshire, his father also called John Fowler was a wealthy Quaker merchant who married Rebecca Hull and together they had three daughters and five sons of whom John was the third son. John Fowler Junior appeared to be a normal
The mental health group based in Hunslet happens every Tuesday at 3:45-6pm, within the Salvation Army, on Hunslet Hall Road. Hunslet. We will be marking mental health day on the 10th of October. Generally we have a topic of the day. The participants of the group have chosen the topic
May The Force Be With You At New Dock Hall On Sunday 15 October 2023, in a galaxy not so far away fans of Star Wars will be descending on New Dock Hall as Unleashed Events launch their latest comic-con with a Star Wars twist. Whether you are an originalist