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. We start this week with two regular coffee mornings, both running 10am-12pm on Saturday. The first is at Beeston Parish Centre on
Pupils at Sharp Lane Primary School in Middleton have worked in partnership with Rethink Food to set up their own social enterprise in a mission to improve social, environmental, and educational outcomes. On Thursday (19 January 2023) the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Robert W Gettings MBE JP and the Lady
Residents in Beeston are invited to a ‘Wellbeing Fair’ at St Andrew’s Community Centre on Wednesday (25 January 2023). At the event, which runs from 10am-3pm, you will be able to find information and advice about issues such as: Staying warm Rising food and energy costs Diet and exercise Mental
Community Values are hosting a Quiz, Bingo, Social week next week (23-26 January 2023) at The Crooked Clock pub in Hunslet. The event is part of the Great Winter Get Together, a national fortnight run by The Jo Cox Foundation to celebrate the places where people can go to connect
A 15-year-old male has been arrested in connection with an incident in Leeds yesterday (18 January 2023) in which a teenager was stabbed. The male was arrested last night on suspicion of wounding with intent in relation to the incident that occurred near to the junction of Sissons Road and
Detectives are investigating after a teenage boy suffered stab wounds in an incident in the Middleton area of Leeds. The incident is reported to have happened in the Sissons Road / Middleton Park Avenue area sometime around 4pm today (Wednesday 18 January 2023). The 15-year-old boy has been taken to
Holbeck Councillor Andrew Scopes has spoken about his support for the inclusion of the area in the Council’s Cumulative Impact Policy when it comes to licensing the sale of alcohol. Cllr Scopes has worked alongside his ward colleagues and local residents over a number of years to highlight the problems
Monday (23 January 2023) sees a new bus service for Hunslet, with the 29 bus – previously just linking Leeds Dock with the city centre and the universities – set to extend into Hunslet, and also further into north Leeds. As previously reported, the 29 bus was due to be
Beeston Primary School has been rated ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ in its early years provision in its latest Ofsted inspection report published on Friday (13 January 2023). Ofsted grades schools on a four point scale from Outstanding, to Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate. Primary Schools are graded across five categories:
Alan ‘Killer’ Kilshaw’s first full season in charge at Hunslet RLFC saw a lean towards youth. With funds at a premium after the slashing of central funding, the club aimed at bringing through local talent. With big spenders Keighley and Swinton favourites for promotion (as came to pass) Hunslet hoped