What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Hunslet Club congratulates Colin Cooper, President of the Hunslet Club & Parkside Rugby Academy and Chair of Hunslet Parkside Rugby Club on Belle Isle Road for almost 40 years on collecting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual City of Leeds Rugby Celebration Dinner on Saturday 20th July 2013
Hunslet Community Gala is on Saturday 29th June 11:30am – 4pm We are almost full now for bookings for stall spaces. Ring 0113 295 9998 to check on available space Payment for stalls is now due , if you have booked a stall but not paid, please do so now.
It’s the 40th anniversary of the closing of the Parkside ground, the historic home of Hunslet rugby league club. On the 21st April 1973 Hunslet played York in the last ever game at Parkside. Geoff Gunney was the last player to leave the pitch after Hunslet lost 5 -22. Thankfully,
I’ve lived in South Leeds all my life. Was born in Hunslet. Moved to Belle Isle during the slum clearance, then moved to Middleton. Moved back to Belle Isle in 2011 into sheltered housing. I was born in Larchfield Street, Hunslet in 1949. The terrace house I was born in
Nicola Turner from Leeds Play Network has been in touch with details of the services they provide: Do you work with children, are you a parent or carer – would you like to be creative without spending a fortune ? Gone are the days when people could spend a fortune
Trolleybuses could be running from a Park & Ride facility in Stourton, through Hunslet to the city centre and beyond in five year’s time. Two consultation events were held in Hunslet last week by project organisers West Yorkshire Metro. Residents had the opportunity find out more about the scheme, details
Residents in Hunslet and across South Leeds will be able to attend two consultation events about ambitious plans for the new Leeds trolleybus scheme. Costing £250m, the New Generation Transport (NGT) network will link park and ride sites at the north and south edge of Leeds with the city centre.
A very successful and enthusiastic first meeting of the Hunslet Residents Association was held recently at The Woodhouse Hill Community Centre, Hunslet, writes Holbeck NPT. It was attended by 15 residents and representatives from Aire Valley Homes, Health for All and Holbeck NPT a very good turn out considering the
The Government has finally unveiled plans for the route of HS2 high speed rail line linking London and Leeds. The line will come through Hunslet to a new station built on a viaduct adjacent to Crown Point Retail Park, although it’s not due to open until 2032. The proposed route
Ed Carlisle has been in touch to tell us about interesting developments at one of South Leeds’ hidden gems: the Garden Gate pub in Hunslet. Tucked away on a back street in south Leeds – overlooked, and until recently unloved – lies an architectural gem from a bygone era. The