What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
The Friends of Middleton Park run activities every Sunday afternoon from 6 May through to the end of September. We are really excited about our programme of activities this year. We hope that we have managed to achieve a blend of activities and events to ensure that at least some
Just before the Easter holiday, teams from four South Leeds schools came together to compete in a Poetry Slam. The event was held in the theatre at Cockburn School and gave children from three primary schools an insight into life in ‘big school’. Middleton Primary School were back to defend
The inaugural Middleton Woods parkrun will take place on Saturday (28 April 2018), starting from Leeds Urban Bike Hub (the former golf clubhouse) at 9am. parkrun is a free, weekly, 5km run or walk. To take part you need to register online and print off a bar code – you
Cockburn School has been recognised nationally for its excellent results in 2017 based on data from the Department of Education and Ofsted, analysed by SSAT (the Schools, Students and Teachers network). Cockburn School was found to be among the best performing secondary schools in the country, receiving an award for
Meet the Girlz Club of Willowdale in Middleton. They clearly know how to have fun, but as well as that they have a wish. They wish to make a difference and they are doinf something about it. With a bit of help from friends and parents they have organised a
Friday mornings at Trinity Network in Belle Isle is time for gentle exercise. The eight week programme is being run by Leeds Lets Get Active and the sessions are led by James Beaston. The exercises may be gentle, but James makes sure everyone is doing them correctly giving clear instructions
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds South 18 April PCSO 598 Chambers & PCSO 309 Hirst have been engaging with youths at the Penny Hill Centre, dealing with parking issues at Two Willows Childrens Centre & Little Owls Nursery and they have attended Cockburn High School to advise the school pupils
A theft gave an opportunity for one kind-hearted soul to show what our community is really made of. When Craig Speak of CS Projects Ltd read on the Middleton Facebook page that all the children’s milk from St Philip’s Catholic Primary School had been stolen on Tuesday morning (17 April
Middleton Park All-Rounders (MPAR) ladies Rounders Group was set up back in 2016 with the aim of getting more women into playing sport. A couple of months after starting, the team played in their first tournament and have never looked back. Two years on and they have been going from