What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The fifth annual Colleges Week, a national celebration of further education providers, commences today (17-21 October 2022). As this year’s awareness campaign centres on the theme of ‘Staff, Students, and Skills’ Leeds College of Building is focusing on student support to help counter the devastating effects of the cost-of-living crisis.
A funding appeal has been launched to buy a former Beeston school building as a permanent home to the Nawroz School, run by Kurdish House Leeds, and to create a multi-functional community centre. The building at 29 Hunslet Hall Road was originally built as Bewerley Street Infants School and latterly
Four engineers at First Bus depots in Leeds have won a clutch of awards in a national competition to decide the best technicians in the bus and coach industry. They helped to scoop both main team prizes for qualified engineers and apprentices in the IRTE Skills Challenge, which is organised
This week is the first National T Levels Week (Monday 10 – Friday 14 October 2022) – a celebration of the successful new two-year vocational training programme. Leeds College of Building is now offering this new qualification to students with the introduction of the Design, Surveying & Planning for Construction
Today (Wednesday 12 October 2022) sees Hunslet RLFC celebrate ten years of supporter ownership by the Hunslet Independent Supporters Trust. Current Director, Neil Hampshire, who also served as Chairman from 2012 to 2019, is the one constant throughout those ten years and is happy to be the subject of a
Bookings are open, and selling fast, for the ever popular Santa Specials at Middleton Railway. The Santa Special Trains start running on Saturday 3 December 2022. Each child aged up to 12 years inclusive for whom a fare has been paid will be given a present by Santa whilst travelling
Light Night Leeds is the UK’s largest annual arts and light festival and returns this week on Thursday and Friday (13 & 14 October 2022). Whilst much of Light Night takes place in the city centre, here we highlight events south of the river. For the past 17 years, over
Leeds City Council and the Environment agency have reflected on the impact of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme Phase 1 (Leeds FAS1) since its launch five years ago. On October 4 2017 the first formal flood defences in Leeds were officially opened. An investment of £50m, the scheme is made
A Hunslet charity worker has received an award for the care she delivers to supported housing residents who are living with dementia and mental health conditions. Debra Hanrahan is team leader at both Kirklees Supported Housing in Batley and Waterhouse Court Supported Housing in Hunslet, which provide care and support
Two community groups have produced 2023 calendars featuring local photos. 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 £3, from The Parnaby Tavern; Stevenson’s on Hunslet Road; The