What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Wednesday (11 October 2023) Fay Kesby, a Community Connection Coordinator with the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) visited Middleton Elderly Aid and spoke to me and other members. Fay said: “We want you to use RNIB Services, support and products, but we also know how important it
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 weeks beginning Monday 9 October 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Forty six non-illuminated standard safety signs;
Hunslet RLFC have responded quickly to Newcastle Thunder’s shock withdrawal from next season’s Betfred League 1. The Parksiders’ CEO Neil Hampshire said: “Friday the 13th has long been a date that brought fear to people, and today is no different. The news from Newcastle Thunder this morning is a tragedy
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 at Middleton Park Circus with the Middleton Makers Market, on Saturday, 10am-2pm. Lots of lovely handmade items including
Middleton Primary School is holding an open evening on Thursday 26 October 2023. This will run from 4-6pm. Please come and see our wonderful school and our offer for the children. Reception places are available for 2024. Applications open on Wednesday 1 November and close on 15 January 2024. You
Holbeck-based brewery Northern Monk have announced that they will be opening a brand-new Leeds city centre venue, taking over the former Assembly Underground. The new venue, called The Northern Market, will feature a food market, beer hall, and a range of frozen cocktails, with a fully stocked bar pouring the
In just two weeks time the Smith family from Middleton will be in Orlando Florida where their son Aleksander Smith will be fighting and representing his country at the prestigious WKC World Kickboxing Championships. Aleks has only been training in Martial Arts for two years. He trains five days a
Leeds City Council chiefs are having to consider a range of additional measures including significant staffing reductions, building closures and asset sales as the latest steps in the ongoing major budget challenge. At the meeting of the council’s executive board at the Civic Hall on Wednesday 18 October 2023, a
October is set to be an exciting month for a talented group of kickboxers from the South Leeds Area. Eight members of the Kenshin Martial Arts squad will be heading out to Orlando to compete at the prestigious WKC World Championships. The team secured their spots in the England squad
The mercurial Eddie Gray, member of the legendary Don Revie era of the 1960s and 70s, a Scottish International, who signed for Leeds United at the age of 16, revisited Elland Road on Friday (6 October 2023) for the unveiling of his long overdue mural on the side of the