What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Last week Arthur (Art) Earnshaw, an old ‘Beestonian’, celebrated his 100th birthday. A lifelong supporter of Leeds United, he was proud and delighted to receive a birthday ‘card’ from the club, signed by Marcelo Bielsa and with team autographs too. It was especially significant since the club was formed only
When the Spotted Cow Inn in Holbeck was demolished several years ago the figure of the cow’s head above the main front door was saved and taken for storage at the premises of Slung Low underneath the railway viaduct. The idea was that, as part of Holbeck’s heritage, it could
Walking along Domestic Street in Holbeck for the last couple of weeks took me back to the days when I was a kid living in the Tilbury’s (1950s/1960s). Very regularly, I used to go to the swimming baths on Holbeck Lane, across Domestic Street and down ‘Stink Bomb Alley’. I