What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Middleton St Mary’s Primary School opened their new play provision for their Reception class this afternoon (15 May 2018). [slideshow_deploy id=’76515′] Headteacher Naomi Wood explained that the play equipment was part of the school’s strategy to improve the low results for the Foundation Stage (nursery and Reception): “All the activities
The Council’s South & West Plans Panel will have projects in Beeston and Middleton to decide on when it meets next week (17 May 2018). The first application is to use part of the site between Subway and The Old Peacock pub on Elland Road for car sales. The site
As a candidate in the local election I have had the opportunity to meet some fantastic groups and organisations over the campaign period, so I thought I would do a couple of articles on a few that stood out. Youth work has always had a massive place in my heart,
Like many of you I watched Coronation Street on Wednesday (9 May 2018) and Aidan in the programme committed suicide. It brought back memories when in December 2012 I myself attempted suicide. The following is an edited version of a blog I did in 2013. I also on one Sunday
The skies over Middleton Park will be brightened by kites this weekend (12 & 13 May 2018) as the Friends of Middleton Park host the Northern Kite Group’s annual Kite Festival. They’ll be colourful kites of all shapes and sizes flying, an opportunity to make your own kite, and kite
A woman and her child were treated for smoke inhalation following a house fire in Middleton yesterday evening. Two fire engines from Hunslet Fire Station attended the property on Ring Road Middleton just after 7pm yesterday (Sunday 6 May 2018). The fire had started in the kitchen with a microwave
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 30 April 2018: 6m single storey rear extension, 3.95m to ridge height and 2.5m to eaves 43 Old Lane
The Middleton Railway is all that remains to remind us of centuries of coal mining around Middleton and Hunslet. Over the years dedicated volunteers have preserved the track and secured and restored items of historical interest. Many of these are examples of the engineering skills once found in Hunslet and
Six girls from Middleton are setting a great example in their community after organising a charity bake sale on Saturday (28 April 2018). [slideshow_deploy id=’76070′] Friends Rosie, Lily, Hallie, Evie, Evie and Cerys style themselves as the Willowdale Girlz Club and for their first activity they decided to run the
Local activists have stepped up their campaign against Leeds City Council’s plan to build a Park & Ride in Stourton ahead of this week’s local elections. Thousands of residents in Belle Isle, Hunslet and Middleton have signed petitions to keep the site, just off Junction 7 of the M621 and