What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In a heartening initiative aimed at supporting the well-being and education of its students, Sharp Lane Primary School has forged a partnership with NGC Networks, part of the Cloud Clevr Group, and the Greggs Foundation to provide free breakfasts for children. The collaboration comes at a crucial time when child
Parents, carers and children held a small but lively demonstration in Hunslet on Saturday (4 May 2024) protesting about the threatened closure of two council-run Little Owls nurseries. The group marched from Hunslet Rylestone nursery of Whitfield Avenue to Hunslet St Mary’s nursery located at Hunslet St Mary’s Primary School
Wakefield Road in Stourton was closed in both directions this morning (7 May 2024) as fire crews battled a blaze at The Queen’s former public house. The pub has been empty since it closed in 2019 and was already in a poor state of repair with scaffolding erected to prevent
Following the success of the first Let’s Move: South Leeds event last year, it will be returning in 2024 on Saturday (11 May 2024) from 12-3pm at Cross Flatts Park in Beeston. Get Set Leeds Local are working with community partners to come together celebrating and showcasing some of the
Keighley Cougars 18-26 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet put in their best performance of the season today at Cougar Park (5 May 2024) to topple unbeaten Keighley Cougars on TV and in front of their own fans. Coach Dean Muir had said the Parksiders had been good for 20 minutes in previous
They say time machines are fictional, but I disagree, well to an extent. I was busy working when a song I hadn’t heard in years came on the radio, I was instantly transported back to my high school days. In that moment, I found myself reliving memories of the clothes
Get Set Leeds Local is enjoying all things walking this month, as May is National Walking Month. Walking can be a great way to get up and get out to explore local outdoor spaces. You don’t have to walk for hours. A brisk 10-minute daily walk has lots of health
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 29 April 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Replacement windows 45 Flax House Navigation
Beeston-based luxury bedmaker Harrison Spinks has teamed up with designer and BBC’s ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ judge Patrick Grant to champion quality British craftmanship and highlight the company’s innovative manufacturing processes. Patrick has visited the 300-acre Harrison Spinks farm in Yorkshire where it grows its own natural fillings, and
Tracy Brabin has been re-elected as Mayor of West Yorkshire. The Labour candidate, who became the region’s first-ever mayor in 2021, was re-elected after being declared the winner following the counts which took place today at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds and venues across West Yorkshire. Votes