What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet RLFC 48-6 Midlands Hurricanes Hunslet got back to winning ways after last week’s defeat at Dewsbury Rams and gained revenge for last season’s embarrassing home defeat to Midlands Hurricanes with an emphatic 48-6 victory at the South Leeds Stadium today (16 April 2023). From the off the Parksiders harried
Senior councillors in Leeds will discuss a new programme aimed at improving health levels and tackling inequality across the city at a meeting this week. At its meeting at Civic Hall on Wednesday (19 April 2023), the council’s executive board will consider an update on realising the city’s commitment to
The Hunslet-built steam engine ‘Sir Berkeley’ was back in service after a re-dedication ceremony at Middleton Railway yesterday (15 April 2023). The engine, built in 1891 by Manning Wardle, is owned by the Vintage Carriages Trust and operated by Middleton Railway. Ian Smith, Vice President of the Middleton Railway Trust
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 10 April 2023: NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO 22/08310/FU – minor changes to ensure consistency between approved plans Anixter
With energy efficiency a concern for everyone in the property market, leading sustainable developer Citu’s release of new houses at the acclaimed Climate Innovation District by the River Aire in Hunslet has come at the right time. A new collection of 4-bed townhouses at the low-carbon development on the banks
A Belle Isle man who stabbed and strangled a man he had befriended has been jailed for more than eight and a half years. The Leeds District Crime Team has welcomed the sentencing of Jay Hemsley (27) from Belle Isle in Leeds who was jailed for an overall 106 months
Do you get annoyed at the untidiness of South Leeds? Are you interested in joining like-minded people? Are you interested in litter picking within the South Leeds area? New to Hunslet is a litter picking library established to help you create a group of your own, or perhaps you want
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 Brickfield Park in Beeston where the good news is that Parkplay is back. ParkPlay offers free, fun
Local Social Enterprise, Five Rivers, has secured a prestigious We Invest in People Gold accreditation, for the second time running. Five Rivers runs a specialist, independent, integrated school and home in South Leeds for children with social and emotional needs, using therapeutic, trauma informed, educational frameworks. As we reported the
Leeds United Football Club will dedicate its upcoming home game against Liverpool on Monday (17 April 2023) to LEEDS 2023, in a major showcase of support for the city’s transformational Year of Culture. Fans in the stands at Elland Road will see the Leeds United squad warm-up in special LEEDS