What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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. The Friends of Hunslet Moor have organised a Community litter pick on Saturday at 1pm. Meet at the Friends’ community hub behind
A set of shop scales, once used to measure out different varieties of sweets at Dawes and Sons on Hunslet Road, Leeds in around 1900 is amongst a collection of classic confectionery on display in a new exhibition in Leeds. Vintage Yorkshire sweet jars, chocolates and toffee tins are among
As measles cases continue to rise across the country, the NHS is urging parents and carers in South Leeds to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). The recent rise in cases, including in Yorkshire, has prompted theUK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to declare a national
While on patrol in Middleton last Thursday (18 January 2024) officers from the Leeds District Off Road Bike Team apprehended a 17-year-old rider and seized his electric off road bike. They posted the following account on the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team’s Facebook page: “Spotting a Sur-Ron rider having a
For Ollie Harper Nash from Leeds, living with an undiagnosed learning difficulty made for a challenging journey through secondary school, with him teetering on the edge of expulsion. But after years of childhood unheaval, 18-year-old Ollie has finally found a new lease of life … in his role as an
Sunday 14 January 2024 saw the launch of the Better Beeston campaign. As previously reported, Better Beeston is a grassroots local campaign to focus on litter-picking, community engagement, competitions, art, and local ‘beautification’. After attending the launch, I’m pleased to say I have high hopes and optimism for not just
Hunslet RLFC took on Barrow Raiders from the Championship as Storm Isha hit Craven Park on the Cumbrian coast on Sunday (21 January 2024) in their first preseason match of the campaign. In atrocious conditions, the Parksiders narrowly lost 16-6, holding Barrow to a six point margin until the 75th
Following the article about Beeston Hill Community Association’s meeting on 29 January 2024, Councillors Paul Wray and Mohammed Iqbal (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) have been in touch to clarify the proposals to change the junction between Tempest Road and Dewsbury Road: We just want to clarify what work is actually
The Leeds Winter Coat Appeal, run by Zero Waste Leeds, is asking people in South Leeds to donate great quality second-hand winter coats and other items of winter clothing in the last few days for donations to the winter 2023-24 campaign. Donation points in South Leeds include: Hunslet Community Hub
With two weeks left until the end of the winter Covid and Flu vaccination campaign on 31 January 2024, the NHS in West Yorkshire is working hard to provide all eligible people with their vaccinations in local NHS walk-in centres and participating pharmacies. Dr James Thomas, Medical Director at NHS