What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Holbeck-based theatre company Slung Low will be streaming online for free the premiere of their new short film The Good Book on Friday (1 May 2020) from 12pm. The Good Book is the first production for the newly formed Leeds People’s Theatre and is produced by Slung Low with the
It’s somehow appropriate that a play created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1984-5 Miners Strike and the 2015 closure Hatfield Main colliery, should come to an industrial wasteland in South Leeds, the historic birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, powered by coal. Ironic though that Holbeck Underground Ballroom, a
Windrush: Movement of the People – Phoenix Dance Theatre at West Yorkshire Playhouse In 1948 a boat set sail from the Caribbean. It carried 800 African Caribbean men and women to Britain. Many of the men had served in the British forces during World War II. Leaving behind loved ones,
Reasons To Be Cheerful, currently running at West Yorkshire Playhouse, is billed as a “punk rock musical” and it certainly delivers. It is a joyous celebration, not only of the music of Ian Dury and The Blockheads, but of the spirit of rebellion and fighting for a better life. The
In the second part of our Dogs in Parks debate we talked to a responsible dog owner. Sue Talbot has kept Border Collies for over 30 years in Beeston. She has walked them in Cross Flatts Park and Middleton Park throughout that time and has seen many changes. Here are
Twenty CWU members and supporters rallied on Beeston Ring Road on Wednesday morning outside the O2 call centre following the announcement that 3,700 O2 staff are to be transferred to service industry giant Capita as part of a outsourcing deal affecting staff in a number of centres. Yesterday’s