What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Middleton Primary School are very grateful to the Blue Spark Foundation who kindly funded a composer to work with their children. Various composition workshops ensued which introduced the children to the process of composing as well as developing their improvisation skills. These were led by Tamsyn Durrant who got a
The first meeting of the expanded Outer South Community Committee, now including Middleton Park ward, took place on Monday (14 July 2025) at Leeds Civic Hall. As we reported in April, following a reorganisation, Middleton Park ward now joins Ardsley & Robin Hood, Morley North, Morley South and Rothwell wards
Middleton Park is one of seven parks in Leeds to have been awarded the Green Flag Award after being recognised as being of international quality. Middleton Park, Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Otley Chevin Forest Park, Pudsey Park, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam Estate are all managed by Leeds City
South Leeds Lakers Running Club again hosted a successful Yorkshire Veterans Athletic Association Grand Prix race on Middleton Clearings last Wednesday (9 July 2025). It’s become a regular fixture at the height of summer and is a popular race for over 35 year old athletes from various Yorkshire clubs. Previous
Year 9 students at Cockburn John Charles Academy took a bold step forward in developing their communication skills this week as they participated in the nationally acclaimed Talk The Talk workshop. The full-day event, delivered by facilitators from the educational charity Talk The Talk, aimed to empower students with the
Pyramid, a Leeds-based charity that supports people with learning disabilities and autism to get into the arts, is running their annual summer art market in Holbeck on Saturday (19 July 2025) from 10:30am-2pm. The market features artwork and goods from local artists and businesses including Nourishing People, SLATE and Dragon’s
A new training centre at Meadow Court, Millshaw for NEET young people was officially opened on 3 June by Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr Barry Anderson. The centre, run by Birmingham-based provider Juniper Training, runs vocational training, apprenticeships and employability programmes, helping young people gain the skills, confidence and qualifications they
The chorus of Opera North were on hand to entertain guests assembled for the official launch of Hunslet Square, the public open space outside Hunslet Library on 24 June 2025. The event had to be moved into the Library due to the weather but that didn’t dampen the audience’s enjoyment
Ashington-born Joe Conroy, a resident at Pennington Court Care Home in Beeston, recently enjoyed a visit back to his old stomping ground of Elland Road, home of Leeds United FC — the club he proudly represented during the 1950s. Joe’s connection to football runs deep. Growing up in Ashington, Northumberland,
Hunslet RLFC 4-70 Featherstone Rovers 15 June seems a long time ago, when Hunslet pushed and should have beaten Featherstone on their own patch. The Flat-cappers were in no mood for another close game at the South Leeds Stadium on Friday night (11 July 2025) as they ran out easy