What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
My phone pings, it’s a picture message. A meme of a black cat doing something ridiculous, paired with a funny caption. It’s from my mum. She delights in sending me random cat-related posts. I have a black cat, Gordon, so she often sends me Gordon-esque funnies. It’s her way of
Get Set Leeds Local are excited for Spring and all that it brings. As well as longer days, warmer weather and the colour in parks from spring flowers, we also start to hear some more great ideas emerging from the community around things they’re wanting to set up, re-start, develop
At Abbey House Museum, the former gatehouse to Kirkstall Abbey, there is an interesting exhibition, “Storytime” of children`s books, jigsaws, toys and games devised to encourage children to learn and continue to read. The oldest book on display is one from 1810 called “Jack Sprat and his Cat”. The Hunslet
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Beeston where Cross Flatts parkrun celebrates its 12th birthday. The 5k walk, jog, or run starts at
On 27 April Danielle Germaine from Middleton will run the London Marathon three years after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. The diagnosis came out of the blue after she noticed a change in her swallow. There was no family history or anything else to alert her, but she had a
The Hunslet Club is thrilled to announce an action-packed Easter Holiday Programme, running throughout the school break this April. Designed to keep children and young people active, engaged, and entertained, our programme features a variety of fun-filled activities suitable for all interests and abilities. Programme Highlights: Activity Camp (April 7-17)
Not everything in life is certain, but one thing is. We will all get old, and our thoughts will then turn to where are we going to live out our days. Well, I saw a wonderful answer recently when I attended the formal opening of Hunslet Moor House. Built on
We have been distributing copies of our April newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (3 April 2025). Copies are, or soon will be, available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs &
A Leeds running club with a difference is hosting a charity fun run to help local food banks. Recovery Runners was set up by Dean Smith and Jamie Heselden, both from Leeds. They created the group after running helped them during their recovery from alcoholism, wanting to help others with
South Leeds Life has been caught in the crackdown on fake news and criticised by the press regulator, charged with repeated incidents of publishing false news stories. The dossier from press regulator Ipcress cites ten reports covering issues such as tree felling in parks, changes to postcodes, new road schemes