What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
You have probably guessed that despite my stylish Harris Tweed flat cap I am not a snappy dresser – my designer labels say ‘George’ not ‘Pringle’. However, I did get into trouble with Mrs B when I tore a new pair of (supermarket) trousers on the golf course. Well, nearly
The subject of Middleton Park Golf Course, which is currently under a 12 month reprieve from closure, came up at this week’s Area Committee. In response to a question from a local resident at the meeting on Wednesday, Cllr Paul Truswell said: “It’s important that a business plan is
Fancy a cup of coffee and a bacon butty? From this weekend you can drop in to the club house at Middleton Park Golf Course (on Middleton Ring Road, just below the water tower) any time between 10.00am and 3.00pm, seven days a week. The club room has been
I think I mentioned golf ranges last time. Why, you might ask, would you want to stand around on a golf range when you could be on the golf course itself? Let’s put it another way: why would you want to be on a golf course when it’s freezing cold
Those of you who gave glanced at previous confessions may have come to the conclusions that golf hacking is a solitary affair. I don’t think I have mentioned Old Bob and Invisible Andy, have I? When I decided to become a golf hacker I didn’t have the bottle just to
The other month I was playing on the course where in some misguided moment I became a member. Let’s call it The Lion’s Lair because I may wish to continue my membership and my confessions could well result in my money being refused in future. The course is a typical
Last time, you will recall, I had lost my glasses in a leylandii hedge, which abutted the 10th green… Well, I spent a further ten minutes looking for them and gave up after a rationalising process, which went: they were old and were always falling off; I needed a new
Looking at the weather it’s difficult to believe its April next week but hopefully this week’s snow is the last of the winter and we’ll soon be greeted by warm sunshine and clear blue skies. If you could do with taking up more exercise why not start playing golf? While
An occasional series of articles by someone in south Leeds who took up golf with considerably more enthusiasm than skill… I don’t want to start at the beginning because, contrary to Oscar Hammerstein II, it’s not a very good play to start… Maybe I’ll tell you why I took up
Golf enthusiasts and companies across Leeds are being encouraged to take part in the 4th annual Hunslet Club Charity Golf Tournament in aid of their twinned club in Kisumu, Kenya. The 18 hole competition takes place at South Leeds Golf Club on Friday July 27th and is followed by a presentation buffet