What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet Festival returns on Saturday (13 June 2026) and this year it’s set to be the biggest, brightest and most joyful celebration yet. Held each June on the Church Street/Grove Road field, the festival has become a real highlight of the Hunslet calendar. Families, neighbours and friends come back year
Police investigating a serious injury collision in Hunslet are appealing for witnesses to come forward. It occurred in Church Street, Hunslet at about 4.20pm last Saturday (14 June 2025). The collision happened by the bus stop and involved an electric pedal cycle and a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a man in
Councillors and residents have reacted with anger and frustration at the lack of progress to move the war memorial stone and cross from the base of the fenced-off Hunslet Spire to the land next to it owned by the Council. This would then allow proper public access to remember the
Councillors Paul Wray and Mohammed Iqbal (Labour, Hunslet and Riverside) have welcomed the news that the Hunslet Public Realm Improvement Project has now secured £150,000 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The project, a long-term ambition of theirs and their former Labour colleague, Honourary Alderwomen Elizabeth Nash, aims to improve
Hunslet and Riverside Ward Councillors have confirmed they have approved a funding request by Hunslet Tenants and Residents Association (Hunslet TARA) for the installation of four new Christmas light motifs and one Tommy motif, on Church Street. Cllr Mohammed Iqbal said: “This project has been a long time coming for
Originally proposed by local residents in late 2018, Hunslet Tenants and Residents Association (TARA) have approached local Councillors and Council to formally ask for their support and help to create a “Welcome to Hunslet” sign. The proposal is to locate the sign on Church Street, near to the junction of
Despite the difficult financial position Leeds City Council is in due to the combined ongoing costs of responding to the pandemic and reduced central government grants, Hunslet and Riverside Councillors have welcomed the news that the majority of the funding promised for improvements to the paved area in-between Hunslet Community
Hunslet Community Hub & Library is holding its official opening after major refurbishment on Monday (21 October 2019) from 2-3pm. On the same day the Council is undertaking a consultation about ideas to turn the empty space in front of the Hub into an innovative town square with break off
Throughout Hunslet and Riverside Ward, it has been a priority of ours as Councillors to invest in our community parks and playgrounds over the last year. With successful schemes underway at Trentham Park, planned improvements at Brickfields and Rowland Road Park due to start, and funding allocated for future improvements
Morrisons on Church Street has launched its biggest breakfast sandwich yet – The Builders Big Breakfast Butty – which weighs in at a hefty three quarters of a kilo and is a full four inches deep. The butty is packed with the cooked breakfast essentials including bacon, hash browns or