Category: Hunslet

News and events for the Hunslet area

Hunslet ‘bewildered’ by Council’s recent statement

Hunslet RLFC have responded to the Council’s statement published here on 6 September. Club DIrector Neil Hampshire said: “It’s really disappointing that the Council are once again clouding this issue with their recent statement and frankly I’m absolutely bewildered by their statement that they saw no value for the community. It’s important that

Council responds to Hunslet RLFC’s investment plans

Following our report that Leeds City Council had declined Hunslet RLFC’s £12m investment proposals, which would have involved leasing South Leeds Stadium to the club, the Council has now issued the following statement: “John Charles Centre for Sport is a Leeds City Council owned sports facility, operated by the Council’s

Council turns its back on £12 million investment in South Leeds

As we previously reported, Neil Hampshire, Director at Hunslet RLFC, has been working over the past year with fellow Director Kim Groves and companies Advantage 42 and Community Einstein to bring significant investment into South Leeds. The process has been more arduous than any of them ever imagined. Hampshire said: