What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Households across Leeds will be able to recycle glass bottles and jars in their green bins for the first time from the start of August. This includes all colours of glass and means that everything from wine, spirits and beer bottles, to jam jars and pasta sauce jars can now all
Almost 1,000 schoolchildren from 26 primary schools across the north of England, including several from South Leeds, have been treading the boards over the last couple of weeks, as ‘Wonderland Restored’ made a welcome return. Composed by Will Todd, one of the UK’s leading composers, Wonderland Restored was inspired by
Friends of Middleton Park welcome back Oddsocks Theatre Company for a night of Shakespeare in the park next Tuesday (16 July 2024). If you think that sounds a bit heavy for a Tuesday night, you clearly haven’t seen Oddsocks before. The company perform Shakespeare with a twist of pantomime and
The sporting community at Cockburn John Charles Academy is buzzing with pride following the exceptional performance of one of its standout athletes. Darlene, a dedicated and talented student, has clinched the gold medal in the 80m hurdles at the prestigious West Yorkshire School Games. Not only did she secure first
As the cost of living crisis continues to increase the financial pressure facing many households in the UK, news that a lack of investment is likely to stop the UK economy from growing any time soon couldn’t have come at a worse moment. The timing is especially unwelcome when you
Hunslet RLFC are working in partnership to support the creation of a rugby union club, to be called Hunslet Wolves, and the former Middleton FC, to be renamed South Leeds FC, to play at South Leeds Stadium. In a statement Hunslet RLFC’s CEO, Neil Hampshire said: “As prime tenants at
I am currently working in the role on Neighbourhood Support Sergeant. Unlike my Sergeant colleagues across South Leeds, I do not have a specific ward area as such, instead I am responsible for having an oversight of all the main issues and areas of concern across all of the Inner
The future is looking bright for Leeds Knights ice hockey club with the exciting news of a second team being submitted, which will be called Leeds Knights 2. The second team will compete in the NIHL1 north league in the 2024/25 season. The aim being to develop young talent and
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 with not one, but two Galas, both kicking off at 12pm. Belle Isle Gala takes place at Windmill
On a very good night for the Labour Party, Hilary Benn has been re-elected to Parliament for the new Leeds South constituency. His majority of 11,279 is smaller than at the last election in Leeds Central, due to a smaller electorate and lower turnout – 42.42% compared with 54.4% in