What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet RLFC saw off gutsy completion from West Bowling in the Challenge Cup at a windy South Leeds Stadium yesterday (9 March 2019) A minute’s silence was impeccably observed before the kick off for the legendary Peter Fox who sadly died last week. The Bradford amateurs struck first just two
Local charity SNAPS is launching a new football club on Sunday mornings for children with additional needs and their siblings but is in need of coaches to help run the sessions. Use of pitches for the new club has been kindly donated by The Hunslet Club and interest from families
A Leeds college is celebrating its latest figures indicating a boost in women moving into some fields of construction. According to the data, over the last 4 years Leeds College of Building has seen a 30% increase in the number of women studying technician courses including civil engineering and quantity
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a drop-in recruitment event on Saturday 16 March 2019, with opportunities available across the business. White Rose currently employs more than 4,000 people from across Leeds, with the 2017 opening of its outdoor leisure extension The Village bolstering this by upwards of 300 staff,
It had been a while since I watched an entire Shakespeare play, and I’d never seen Hamlet before so I was curious to see a modern take on this classic tragedy. The Leeds Playhouse Pop-up theatre has the intriguing atmosphere of an arena in stripped-down form which provides a terrific
On Monday (4 March 2019) I got the chance to spend some time with the team that collects Cottingley’s black bins. I was really impressed with how hard they work, how quickly they get round and their ‘can-do’ attitude. I arrive keen and ready to go at the end of
Did you know that throughout the month of March every year, Irish History Month takes place? An initiative brought about by the Irish Arts Foundation, first celebrated in Leeds in 2007, it is now in its thirteenth year. Irish History Month exists to promote the many positive contributions that Irish
To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2019 (4 – 8 March), an international engineering association announced it is forming the first ever academic partnership agreement with a further education college in the UK. The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), which has 92,000 members globally, attended the Hunslet Campus of Leeds College
Leeds Gambian Community pupils learn about the consequences of knife crime On Monday 11 February 2019, at The Gambian Community Centre in Holbeck South Leeds, over 35 young people and some adults were given a powerful insight into the dangers and subsequent consequences of knife crime by St Giles Trust.
Acclaimed south Leeds charity SLATE last Friday (1 March 2019) held a grand opening to launch a new ‘Impact Centre’ at their Hunslet HQ. The centre – made up of a series of refurbished rooms within their HQ – will enable them to increase their programme of activities and pastoral