What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I attend Mosaic Church in Sweet Street Holbeck and co-ordinate and run a weekly parent and children’s group. It is available to any parent or carer of children up to the age of five years and it is free. Mosaic ‘Acorns’ runs each Wednesday between 10.30am and 12.30pm at Mosaic Church
In case you haven’t noticed, the snow’s been coming down in Leeds today! Buses and public transport are experiencing some delays – check out the latest information over at the excellent Metro website. And if you’ve been out in it today and taken some nice photos, please do share them
The Hunslet Club is putting out a last minute invitation to partake in the biggest sponsored fitness challenge in South Leeds, taking place Sunday February 5th. The third annual four hour challenge consists of completing sessions of Circuits, Gym, Box Fit & Boot Camp. You just need to raise or donate a
Last year we reported on the discovery of films dating from the 1940’s to the present day, discovered underneath the stage of the Hunslet Club. One of these films was about the visit of the Queen to Crabtrees Printing Press manufactuerers in 1958 and has attracted considerable local interest, having
The second issue of South Leeds Life magazine is hot off the presses and is now out! We’ve got three pages focussing on the Cottingley Hall estate, we also celebrate the Polish community in Beeston with a look at the Krok Po Kroku group, the Voice of Holbeck group report
[slideshow]Did you know that in the twelfth century the boundary between Middleton and Beeston became the focus of a legal dispute? That’s one of the facts about Middleton that the 35 people who attended the launch of the new Middleton Life local history project discovered yesterday. The event, held at Tenants
In the last of this week’s post’s looking at the work of south Leeds’ Neighbourhood Policing Teams, we take a look at Middleton and Belle Isle teams.. Do you own a van or know anyone who does? Thieves are stealing catalytic converters due to their high value Scrap metal thieves
Leeds United fans who are disgruntled over the reign of chairman Ken Bates and are calling for new owners will hold a protest march on Saturday, February 11. The Campaign for Change march will start in City Square, before winding through Holbeck until it finishes at the Billy Bremner statue outside
In a momentous day for South Leeds sports fans, Hunslet Independent Supporters Trust (HIST) have today announced that from they have officially taken over full responsibility for the day to day running of Hunslet Hawks RLFC. In an announcement over at the HIST website, it was revealed that current directors
Tomorrow sees the big launch of a project that’s getting Middleton buzzing! Middleton Life is an exciting new project involving South Leeds Life which will see a group of Middleton residents become local history reporters and investigate the past of their community. Residents who have an interest in local history are invited