What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Vacuum Formers (LVF) has invested £600,000 in a Kiefel KMD 78 Speedformer – a move that will lead to the creation of three new jobs, increase manufacturing capacity by 25 per cent, and open up opportunities in new markets for the Hunslet-based thermoformed packaging company. The new markets, which
From October 2019 Connecting Leeds will improve the way buses operate along this busy route into the city centre. The changes are set to give buses priority along key routes which will make journeys quicker, easier and more appealing, helping to tackle congestion, air quality and health issues. The scheme,
Hunslet 24-32 Workington Town Hunslet RLFC ended the 2019 season in disappointment yesterday (15 September 2019) as they were knocked out of the Betfred League 1 Elimination Playoff by a Workington Town side that had beaten the Parksiders four times over the course of the season. The home and second
Our “Works Outing” event will be held on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September 2019, based (as far as is practical, given the limits on the availability of crews) on the slogan “if it works it gets an outing”. It will feature a variety of operating patterns, including mixed traffic
Red Ladder’s new play The Parting Glass, exploring men’s mental health and the culture of silence that can prevent men from opening up about their experiences, is coming to South Leeds as part of a Yorkshire tour. Jim’s always been a bit of a character – cracking jokes, telling funny
As headline sponsor of this year’s event, Vastint UK is proud to publicly reveal ‘Aire Park’ as the name of the much-anticipated new city district at the heart of ‘South Bank’. The Tetley Brewery site in Hunslet will play host to Aire Park’s first Light Night immersive art event on
A HERO for Hunslet on the rugby league pitch and as a submariner during the Second World War, Alf ‘Ginger’ Burnell has died, aged 95. Remembered as one of the sport’s most talented half-backs in the immediate post-war period, Burnell was a member of Hunslet’s hall of fame. He agreed
Hunslet RLFC 20-34 Oldham RLFC Hunslet’s regular league season finished on a disappointing note with a defeat to second placed Oldham yesterday (Sunday 8 September 2019) at the South Leeds Stadium. It meant Hunslet had failed to beat any of the top 6 sides on their home patch, but with
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 2 September 2019: Change of use from shop and flat above to form 3No. flats; external alterations including blocking
Hunslet Morrisons is launching a new service offering free meeting spaces to local groups such as new parents, charities, book clubs, craft groups and gaming communities. Groups can book tables, which can seat up to 20 people, through the Morrisons Hunslet’s Community Champion. The initiative is designed to help community groups