What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
June will see numerous events in support of our armed forces past and present. Today (6 June 2024) is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and there are events at the Royal Armouries museum this weekend (8 & 9 June). Saturday 30 June is Armed Forces Day with events in the
Beeston in Bloom don’t really need an excuse to hang bunting, we just love the how it cheers up Beeston Road. However, we think the 80th anniversary of the D Day landings should be commemorated. It was an added bonus that the sun was shining on Sunday (2 June 2024)
For the second time in recent years local residents and I have found ourselves dealing with a particular problem. Companies that start operating and causing disturbance in buildings when they don’t have planning permission for what they are doing. In the first case, a quiet residential block by the river
We are sad to report the death of William (Bill) Cutler, Cottingley Hall Estate’s longest standing resident, aged 99. After service in the Royal Navy, Bill moved to Cottingley shortly after the end of the Second World War. Amid a housing shortage, pre-fabricated homes were quickly built at Cottingley and
The Cottingley community turned out in force on Saturday (9 April 2016) to celebrate the life of one of its longest living residents, 97 year old William (Bill) Cutler. The event, at Cottingley Community Centre, took the form of a 1940s style tea dance. The centre was decked out in