What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Middleton Primary pupils team up with Huddersfield web agency Splitpixel to protect local wildlife Students plant trees at Middleton Primary School with the help of Huddersfield based web agency, Splitpixel, as part of the wider Woodland Trust #EveryTreeCounts campaign. Middleton Primary pupils spent their Tuesday afternoon (26 November 2019) planting
Local charity, Speak With IT, have launched a choir to help people with aphasia (speech-loss following stroke) and they’re looking for new members to join. This choir meets monthly to pick songs and work on melodies. We’re currently practicing Christmas classics in the run-up to Christmas, but usually practice a
Author Richard O’Neill spent time working with Middleton Primary School last month. Headteacher Samantha Williams explained: “Richard has been working at our school for a number of years now and is a huge fan of ours – and we are of him! “He came into school this week to deliver
Leeds Corinthians RUFC travelled to Harrogate Pythons this week (23 November 2019) and after a good win at home the previous week they really wanted to keep up the pressure on the other teams at the top. Harrogate Is a tough place to go especially in the bad weather. Things
It’s a complicated place, this. I like complicated places – and the fortunate thing is, it turns out that all places are complicated, if you look at them closely enough. Looking closely was what I was here to do: to look closely, and to share what I saw. More than
From a superbug jitterbug and school lessons to ward rounds and GP surgery visits, activities are taking place across Leeds to mark World Antibiotics Awareness Week (18-24 November 2019). The week aims to increase awareness of antibiotic resistance as a global problem, and to promote best practice among the general
Leeds Corinthians RUFC 50-5 Aireborough Leeds Corinthians RUFC hosted Aireborough this week (16 November 2019) hoping to bounce straight back from their first defeat of the season last weekend. A nervous start by Corinthians coupled with early possession by Aireborough saw them take an early lead. The conversion went wide
Sharing the UK’s railway heritage expertise: leading experts from Taiwan visit Middleton Railway Not surprisingly, given its role as the birthplace of the railways, the UK is a global leader in the preservation, restoration and management of railway heritage. Railway museums, heritage sites and preservation societies can be found in
What could be more exciting for children at this time of year than a ride on a steam train and a present from Santa? Middleton Railway is preparing to launch its ever popular Santa Specials on Saturday 30 November 2019. Trains run each Saturday and Sunday through December and on
Leeds Corinthians RUFC travelled to Baildon on Saturday (9 November 2019) looking to preserve their 100% record. They were without Danny O’Connor who suffered a career threatening injury last week and the unavailable Ben Walker and Reece Harrison, but were able to welcome back Danny Lawton. Corinthians started with the