What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hamara Healthy Living Centre has secured a grant of £300,000 from the Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities – Community Ownership Fund. The grant will allow Hamara to move the development of the Old Cockburn Sports Hall forward towards Construction of The Cockburn Centre early 2024. Hamara’s vision is
There’s no way of sugar coating it, Hunslet RLFC’s failure in the League 1 Play-off’s was disappointing as the South Leeds club had their best finish in ten years in the regular season. Finishing second in the league meant the Parksiders were favourites for promotion, but it was third placed
Project Space Leeds (PSL), the arts charity that runs The Tetley art gallery, has announced they are leaving the iconic former brewery headquarters building in the heart of Aire Park development as their lease comes to an end. The current exhibitions and the bar and restaurant will close on Sunday
The results are in from this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom awards showing that both Middleton Railway and Beeston in Bloom have won Gold, with Beeston also winning joint best in category. Beeston was competing in the Urban Community and won jointly with Starbeck (near Harrogate). In their comments the Judges
Hunslet Carr Residents Association have published another of their popular Hunslet Remembered calendars featuring of pictures of Hunslet in days gone by. The calendars are on sale now, priced just £4, from Stevenson’s on Hunslet Road; The Gold Trader, Penny Hill Centre; and The Prospect pub on Moor Road. Alternatively
A renewed partnership with SES Engineering Services (SES) is bringing 20 new apprentices to Leeds College of Building this month. SES selected the College to deliver a Level 3 Electrical apprenticeship to 11 employees and a Level 3 Building Services apprenticeship to another nine. Part of Wates Group, SES is
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 18 September 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Reserved Matters Application for approval of
The streets of Leeds will transform into a dazzling dream world next month when the exciting spectacle of Light Night Leeds returns. The two-night cultural event will be back on 12 and 13 October 2023, illuminating some of the city’s most recognisable buildings, streets and spaces with a compelling programme
“Never been busier, never been more productive.” That’s the uplifting message for Rugby League enthusiasts in south Leeds from Mikey Nuttall, who has been at the helm as general manager of the Hunslet Foundation for the best part of a decade. While last month’s high-profile summer festival, which was run
Hunslet RLFC 18-25 North Wales Crusaders Hunslet’s season came to a disappointing conclusion yesterday (17 September 2023) at the South Leeds Stadium as they crashed out of the Play-off semi-final eliminator to an in-form North Wales Crusaders. The Crusaders (who lost their first seven games of the season) have hit