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Simon’s Snaps: Wildlife in your garden
What wildlife do you have visiting your garden? West Leeds photographer SIMON CULLINGWORTH’s latest weekly photo post captures the...
14 February 2019
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Simon’s Snaps: Swans at Kirkstall Bridge
These beautiful swans were captured by photographer Simon Cullingworth on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal near Kirkstall Bridge this week. They...
10 February 2019
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Mark’s History: Christ Church and its beautiful war memorial windows
The foundation stone for Christ Church on Armley Ridge Road in Armley was laid on 1st October 1869 by...
8 February 2019
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Why the hippo that time forgot is at centre of Armley Town Street mural
Armley’s famous hippos have been brought to life in a recently-installed mural at the junction of Armley Town Street...
7 February 2019
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TV Harrison ground: The day the Yorkshire Cup came to Wortley
The future of ‘Wortley’s Wembley’ – the old TV Harrison ground, which has been disused for around 14 years...
1 February 2019
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Mark’s History: Meet Thomas, the New Wortley cat with wings
In the early 1900s Bramley Hill Top Workhouse probably had many cats to keep the rats and mice under...
1 February 2019
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Simon’s Snaps: Snowy days in West Leeds!
In the latest of his weekly posts, West Leeds photographer Simon Cullingworth brings back memories of last winter’s bad...
31 January 2019
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Ed Lines: Kirkstall flood defence consultation U-turn welcome – but scheme needs improving
The lack of consultation surrounding long-awaited flood defences along the banks of the River Aire in Calverley, Kirkstall and...
26 January 2019
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Mark’s History: Mapping and the old trig pillars of West Leeds
I don’t have much use for maps, I tend to just set off walking and hope for the best...
24 January 2019
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Simon’s Snaps: Birds at Rodley Nature Reserve
Created on a floodplain in Kirkstall Valley, Rodley Nature Reserve is a recognised ‘flyway’ for wildfowl and waders on...
24 January 2019