What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On this coming Monday (5 December 2022) local families are warmly invited to join Hunslet Gathering’s Messy Church Christmas Party 3:30-5pm at Involve Centre Whitfield Avenue, LS10 2QE (next to the Library Hub building and St Joseph’s club). The event will celebrate the good news of Christmas through plenty of
Cockburn John Charles Academy held a week-long celebration in memory of teacher, friend and colleague Verona McShane who passed away on 25 November 2020. The student council, alongside Verona’s family have been instrumental in establishing a charity, The Verona McShane Foundation, to support families in the Leeds area who may
Rolls of Honour from two former clubs in Stourton have been relocated and put on display in Hunslet Community Hub and Library. The Rolls, which contain the names of club members who served and in some cases died during the two World Wars, were rescued from storage by members of
Thirteen organisations across the region, including three working in South Leeds, are to receive a total of more than £640,000 to support more people in their communities to walk and cycle, thanks to funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, announced the funding recipients
Ocado Retail, the world’s largest dedicated online supermarket, is this week opening its fourth Zoom by Ocado site, the company’s rapid grocery delivery service. The facility in Leeds is its first outside of London, delivering a huge range of groceries with the service powered by Ocado Group’s cutting-edge technology. The
Hunslet RLFC have lined up three friendlies – all at their South Leeds Stadium base – ahead of the 2023 Betfred League 1 Rugby League season, which gets underway on Sunday 19 February with a trip to Doncaster. The Parksiders, whose Head Coach Alan Kilshaw has significantly strengthened his squad
The 16 ton Mineral Wagon was once one of the most numerous wagons operated by British Railways. Over a quarter of a million were built to carry coal, minerals and scrap metal. They were a common site on the Middleton Railway carrying coal from Broom Pit and scrap metal from
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 14 November 2022: One non-illuminated sign Soltherm External Insulations Ltd Unit 4 Hunslet Trading Estate Severn Road Hunslet
Two of the amateur game’s greatest clubs have shocked the rugby league world with the merger of Hunslet Club Parkside and the Hunslet Warriors who from the 2023 season will become Hunslet ARLFC. Hunslet Club Parkside the reigning NCL Premier Division Grand Final Champions and their neighbours Hunslet Warriors will
A predatory paedophile from South Leeds who filmed himself sexually abusing children and secretly filmed other girls and women has been jailed following a lengthy and complex investigation by safeguarding officers in Leeds. Brian Stott was arrested on suspicion of possession of indecent images of children in January 2018 after