What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet RLFC are working with social investment firm Advantage 42 on ambitious plans which would see £10-12 million invested at the John Charles Centre for Sport (JCCS) to refurbish facilities and support community sport in South Leeds. The club is in talks with Leeds City Council, which if successful, would
Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) Year 10 Boys competed in the Leeds School’s Athletics Final earlier this month, finishing Runner’s-up in the school’s best-ever performance at the championship. After finishing among the top 8 of 32 to qualify for the final, the boys then produced an outstanding performance to win
After months of silence, maintenance work is set to start this week (25-29 July 2022) on the iconic Hunslet Spire. A full Council meeting in March heard from a deputation of local residents that the site was deteriorating and becoming overgrown. The Spire, the tallest in Leeds and a major
North Wales Crusaders 36-26 Hunslet RLFC One of the games of the season ended in disappointment for Hunslet yesterday (23 July 2022) at Stadiwm Eirias in Colwyn Bay, as North Wales Crusaders scored two late tries to pip Hunslet in an end to end contest. The previous fixture in South
A loyal customer was the focus of attention when she launched an opticians’ new-look store in Leeds. Mrs Linda Barton, aged 61, performed the honours at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care in the Penny Hill Centre, Hunslet, and received a gift voucher and flowers as a thank you. Branch manager
Derek Whitehead, Principal and CEO of Leeds College of Building, is to retire this week after 37 years working in Further Education and vocational skills training. From teenage Keighley carpentry and joinery apprentice to leader of the UK’s only General Further Education College that specialises in construction, Derek has spent
On Tuesday 12 July 2022, pupils from Low Road and Windmill Music Federation were honoured to perform at Leeds Millennium Square as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay. After travelling around the Commonwealth, the Baton is now on its final journey around the country leading up to the opening ceremony
Hunslet RLFC 43-16 London Skolars On another hot and humid day at the South Leeds Stadium (17 July 2022) Hunslet overcame a determined London Skolars to almost secure their place in this season’s Betfred League 1 play-offs. But it wasn’t until the last quarter that the Parksiders took a real
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 11 July 2022: Determination of telecommunication equipment for 16.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and
PrinSIX Technologies, the recently launched Leeds based technology platform based at Union Mills off Dewsbury Road, has been shortlisted as The Best Open Banking Initiative, sponsored by Mastercard, in the prestigious annual Pay360 awards run by the Payments Association. In line to be crowned The Best Open Banking Initiative for