What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I went along to Hunslet Carr Residents Association meeting. Held on the first Thursday of the month. Normally don’t go into much talking in the meeting, but thought I would give my view on 2 subjects that came up. Number 1 was Fracking coming to Knostrop? A guy came to
Hunslet Carr Primary School cut the ribbon on their new allotment last Sunday (25 September 2016) and showed off the vegetables the children have been growing. Photos by Andrew Price and Jeremy Morton The impressive display included kale, courgettes, carrots,pumpkins and beetroot. Martin Lumb, Headteacher commented: “The allotment has made
The encampment of Irish Travellers on Holbeck Moor last month once again generated considerable debate about the presence of Travellers and Gypsies in the lives of the south Leeds communities. We here explore the history, background, current set-up, and potential ways forward on this controversial subject. The communities now understood
These Hunslet Carr people are a hardy lot. About 30 or so people braved the wind and rain to hear Cllr Elizabeth Nash unveil the Hunslet Carr Wheel last Thursday (7 April 2016). The sign, which carries the text ‘Welcome to Hunslet Carr’, has been erected outside the Bay Horse pub
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Cross Flatts Park on a rainy Saturday morning asking what links Darth Vader, the Flintstones, Clark Kent and a pantomime horse? It’s got to be the
The ever-active Hunslet Carr Residents Association have a busy fortnight ahead, with a major fundraising event on Sunday 3 April, and the grand opening of their acclaimed ‘Welcome to Hunslet Carr’ sign the following Thursday (7 April 2016). Their fundraising event is at the Parnaby Tavern on Middleton Road (the
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at Elland Road Police station. Middleton Girl Guides paid a visit last week and had their fingerprints taken. They weren’t in trouble, it was a trip to
Two communities in South Leeds will benefit from a share of a £1.5m government fund to create more urban ‘pocket parks’. The Sandon Mount Pocket Park will be a brand new park for the Woodhouse Hill community in Hunslet Carr. This community is made up of dense housing in close