What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds City Athletic Club delivered an outstanding performance at the English National Cross Country Championships 2025, held at Parliament Hill Fields, London, on Saturday (22 February 2025). The senior women’s team dominated the competition, securing the National Championship title, while the senior men narrowly missed out on a team medal,
A new education partnership designed to boost the number of qualified tilers in the UK has been launched by Topps Tiles. The UK’s number one tile specialist is teaming up with Leeds College of Building and South & City College Birmingham to inspire the next generation of skilled tradespeople. The
Hunslet RLFC 20-38 Bradford Bulls After a disastrous first 20 minutes yesterday at the South Leeds Stadium (23 February 2025) where Hunslet fans were in fear of a rout against the Championship favourites, The Parksiders turned in a determined performance to silence the huge Bulls contingent. Bradford are aiming for
Re:establish, the charity that works with young people in Beeston and Holbeck, has found its own home in Holbeck and is in the process of getting it ready to open next month. The Loft is located next to Slung Low’s Warehouse in Holbeck and Jamyang Buddhist Centre on Crosby Road.
Three Guides from the 5th Middleton group have achieved their Gold Awards. The Gold Award, the highest award in Guiding, was awarded to Amelia Mae White, Sophia Warrender and Annabel Wood last month. We asked the girls about their experience of gaining the award: Amelia-Mae said: “It showed me how
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 17 February 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Full Flexible Planning Permission (Under Class
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 a free one-day women’s self-defence course running on Saturday at Involve Community Centre in Hunslet. The course
Escape to the Lakeland fells in this fun, poetic and moving exploration of the land around us, and how we inhabit it. Written and performed by Julie Carter and directed by Daniel Bye, The Dreamtime Fellrunner takes the audience through the awe-inspiring landscape of the hills, on a track carved
After months of training a group of girls have played their first rugby match in Middleton. The origins of the team lie in the weekly rugby sessions run by Hunslet Rugby Foundation (HRF) at Nutty Slack, the Leeds Corinthians’ ground in Middleton. The sessions are open to boys and girls,
Thousands of people across West Yorkshire, as well as leaders in business and education, have come out in support of plans for a region-wide Mass Transit network. It comes as West Yorkshire Combined Authority releases a consultation report showing more than two thirds of people surveyed across the region are