What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Year 8/9 basketball team from Cockburn John Charles Academy capped off a remarkable season by reaching the final of the prestigious Leeds Basketball League. Competing against schools from across the city, the team demonstrated resilience and talent throughout the tournament, eventually finishing as proud runners-up after a closely contested
On Tuesday morning (27 May 2025), following the bank holiday, I opened up the shutters at Involve as usual and went in, to find a door handle on the mat. Community centres used by lots of different groups often have breakages, but looking round I saw that one door had
Hunslet RLFC 4-54 Oldham RLFC Hunslet lost out to an Oldham Roughyeds side who are firmly planted in the Top 4 today at the South Leeds Stadium (1 June 2025), showing just how tough a competition the Championship is. Oldham came up from League 1 with Hunslet last season, but
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 26 May 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Six non-illuminated fascia lettering signs; three
There was a real party atmosphere at a Hunslet retirement living complex following the 101st birthday of a resident. Patrick Harrison lives at MHA Assisi Place and spent his 101st birthday surrounded by family and fellow residents. Guests included recently appointed Mayor of Leeds, Dan Cohen and Labour Councillor for
The sun shone bright once again at Cross Flatts Park for this year’s Let’s Move: South Leeds event. Co-ordinated by Get Set Leeds Local (part of Active Leeds, Leeds City Council) with great support from community partners. The South Leeds community came together in their masses to move, explore, and
The Middleton Railway has been donated a historic working model of its very first steam locomotive, ‘Salamanca’. It was built in 1939 by a Mr H Murray and last worked, we believe, in 1960. Stored for many years, his relatives originally offered the model to Leeds Industrial Museum, but as
INSIGHT, the Mental Health Peer Support Group are to take over holding Involve’s table top sales. They will commence on Saturday (31 May 2025) from 1-3pm at the Involve Centre in Hunslet. They will become a monthly event and hopefully a regular fundraising activity for INSIGHT. Due to Involve’s increasing
Beautiful vintage clocks will take museum visitors in South Leeds on a journey through time this week. The carefully curated collection of historic timepieces will be going on show at the Leeds Discovery Centre during a special family workshop exploring the art of clockmaking while looking at some of the
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 19 May 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: 3.5m single storey rear extension, 3.95m