South Leeds Life https://southleedslife.com/ What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:50:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://southleedslife.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-cropped-Squarelogo-sml-32x32.jpg South Leeds Life https://southleedslife.com/ 32 32 100330359 Year 8 students embrace adventure at Newby Wiske Hall https://southleedslife.com/year-8-students-embrace-adventure-at-newby-wiske-hall/ https://southleedslife.com/year-8-students-embrace-adventure-at-newby-wiske-hall/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:32:02 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171474 Year 8 students from Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy recently returned from an unforgettable three-day residential experience at Newby Wiske Hall, where they pushed their boundaries and discovered new strengths. The action-packed trip saw students tackling a diverse range of outdoor activities designed to challenge them both physically and mentally. From navigating the waters during canoeing…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/year-8-students-embrace-adventure-at-newby-wiske-hall/feed/ 0 171474 Middleton’s Rawa Rashid building solid reputation in combat sports https://southleedslife.com/middletons-rawa-rashid-building-solid-reputation-in-combat-sports/ https://southleedslife.com/middletons-rawa-rashid-building-solid-reputation-in-combat-sports/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:31:01 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171569 Middleton’s MMA fighter Rawa Rashid is delighted he’s won his first MMA contest of the year after nine months out of the cage as he defeated Keighley’s Charlie Miller in front of a large crowd on the recent Combat Challenge show at Bradford’s Cedar Court Hotel. “I got a second-round stoppage by what’s called a…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/middletons-rawa-rashid-building-solid-reputation-in-combat-sports/feed/ 0 171569 ‘Biggest and brightest’ Hunslet Festival returns on Saturday https://southleedslife.com/biggest-and-brightest-hunslet-festival-returns-on-saturday/ https://southleedslife.com/biggest-and-brightest-hunslet-festival-returns-on-saturday/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:20:35 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171567 Hunslet Festival returns on Saturday (13 June 2026) and this year it’s set to be the biggest, brightest and most joyful celebration yet. Held each June on the Church Street/Grove Road field, the festival has become a real highlight of the Hunslet calendar. Families, neighbours and friends come back year after year for the buzzing…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/biggest-and-brightest-hunslet-festival-returns-on-saturday/feed/ 0 171567 Hisense to host exclusive World Cup watch party at Elland Road https://southleedslife.com/hisense-to-host-exclusive-world-cup-watch-party-at-elland-road/ https://southleedslife.com/hisense-to-host-exclusive-world-cup-watch-party-at-elland-road/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:52:45 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171562 England take on Ghana on Tuesday 23 June, and official FIFA World Cup 2026 and Leeds United partner Hisense, which is headquartered in Millshaw, is hosting a unique watch party and multi-screen viewing experience at Elland Road. Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips will be attending the watch-party for pre-match Q&A, score predictions, half-time analysis and…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/hisense-to-host-exclusive-world-cup-watch-party-at-elland-road/feed/ 0 171562 Planning applications 1 June 2026 https://southleedslife.com/planning-applications-1-june-2026/ https://southleedslife.com/planning-applications-1-june-2026/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:43:48 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171560 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 Monday 1 June 2026. Click on the description to see the full application:   Single storey extension to the rear with patio; disability ramp to…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/planning-applications-1-june-2026/feed/ 0 171560 It’s LBW at John Charles Centre for Sport https://southleedslife.com/its-lbw-at-john-charles-centre-for-sport/ https://southleedslife.com/its-lbw-at-john-charles-centre-for-sport/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:28:21 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171543 South Leeds will be awash with the sound of leather against willow as a brand new high-quality outdoor community net facility has opened just in time for the summer. Local Councillor Andrew Scopes has welcomed the new outdoor cricket nets which have been a joint venture between Leeds City Council, England and Wales Cricket Board,…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/its-lbw-at-john-charles-centre-for-sport/feed/ 0 171543 Spires and steeples https://southleedslife.com/spires-and-steeples/ https://southleedslife.com/spires-and-steeples/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:30:04 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171508 I was very pleased to see that the Hunslet Spire of former St Mary`s Church featured on the front page of South Leeds Life last month. Its restoration has been quite a saga and it is outrageous that it has not been accessible for so many years now. Before I left the City Council four…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/spires-and-steeples/feed/ 1 171508 Pathways for positivity: If you need anything … https://southleedslife.com/pathways-for-positivity-if-you-need-anything/ https://southleedslife.com/pathways-for-positivity-if-you-need-anything/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:07:10 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171514 Whenever something tragic happens, we often say the same thing: “If you need anything, call me.” It’s said with kindness and good intentions, and most people genuinely mean it. But here’s what I’ve learned, grieving people won’t call. Not because they don’t need support. Not because they choose loneliness. But because grief changes people. It…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/pathways-for-positivity-if-you-need-anything/feed/ 0 171514 Hunslet under the weather https://southleedslife.com/hunslet-under-the-weather/ https://southleedslife.com/hunslet-under-the-weather/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:04:24 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171554 Newcastle Thunder 52-6 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet had a torrid afternoon in the North East against an in form Newcastle Thunder yesterday at Blaydon RUFC (6 June 2026) but after good performances in recent weeks against Barrow and London The Parksiders were definitely under par and missed key men in Lee Gaskell, Myles Harrop and Harvey…

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]]> https://southleedslife.com/hunslet-under-the-weather/feed/ 0 171554 Wild Life: Summer solstice, bats and a kestrel nest https://southleedslife.com/wild-life-summer-solstice-bats-and-a-kestrel-nest/ https://southleedslife.com/wild-life-summer-solstice-bats-and-a-kestrel-nest/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:31:53 +0000 https://southleedslife.com/?p=171548 June is the time of year I want to hold onto, wishing time would start to slow down just a little. Flowers are blooming everywhere you look and the nostalgic smell of freshly cut grass takes me back to end of school term and sports day playing fields. The light mornings, the dawn chorus and…

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