What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Recently someone tried to set fire to two local places of worship – the mosque in Hardy Street and the Sikh Gurdwara in Lady Pit Lane. In both cases the doors suffered damage but thankfully the fires did not spread. I spoke to the Mosque and the Gurdwara to offer
Leeds Civic Trust is holding two supper walks next month looking at the history of the riverside in Leeds and what the future holds. These walks offer the opportunity to see Leeds City Centre in a new light. The walks are 1½-hour in length, and are preceded by supper in
Say the words “Leek Street Flats” to South Leeds residents of a certain age and memories come flooding back of tower block apartments that dominated the Hunslet skyline between the late 60’s and early 80’s, now long gone. Video by Chris Richardson Construction of the 350 flats started in 1968
Fancy seeing inside a medieval barn in South Leeds and learn a little about its history and the work to preserve it? Just a reminder that the Friends of Stank Hall Barn’s July event is less than a couple of weeks away. The Stank Hall Barn Revealed event is on
I will own up and admit that I know nothing – nothing at all. I can even go a step further and acknowledge the fact that this lack of knowledge is due to total ignorance, or pure lack of interest. In all fairness, people have personal likes and dislikes.
Thirty people attended a meeting organised by South Leeds Life last night to hear about the history of Stank Hall Barn and discuss what could be done to preserve it. As the meeting progressed, led first by Frank Goddard from Beeston Local History Society an then added to in discussion,
Community reporter Martyn White from Beeston has sent us this article: I used to be a trainspotter, and yes I did wear an anorak. With a friend or two or by myself I used to go and watch the steam trains going past. There were quite a few places to
What happened on Wednesday November 27th 1940? World War II was raging across Europe. At sea the British Royal Navy took on the Italians in the Mediterranean at the Battle of Spartivento. Northwest of Ireland German U Boats sunk 3 British ships and damaged another. In Romania the Iron Guard
Ken Burton from the Friends of Holbeck Cemetery has posted a fascinating article on the group’s blog on the 19th century ‘uncrowned king of Holbeck’ Joseph Henry. Apparently the Friends gave a relative of Henry’s a guided tour recently and showed them his grave in the cemetery. Henry gave many years
Following on from part one of a nostalgic photo slideshow of hundreds of photos of Hunslet and it’s surrounding area, and Part 2 from a bygone age, over the last couple of weeks (viewed over 500 times already), we now present the third and final part. See how many places you recognise still