What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Kitchen, bar and events space Fearns, is hosting a night of laughter on Sunday (15 December 2024) from 6-9:30pm with their brand new comedy night with impressive headliners and line up. The comedy night will be priced at £10 each and will be hosted by Jack Wilson and headlined by
Kids in Beeston and Holbeck can now enjoy a newly renovated playground at Beggars Hill, with works recently completed including colourful ground markings to encourage active play. The playground now has snakes and ladders, alphabet jump, hexagon hopscotches and a roadway track marked, replacing damaged basket swings. The rock stack
A public inquiry has heard arguments for and against the closure of a footpath next to Cockburn School in Beeston during a two-day hearing which concluded yesterday (11 December 2024). Helen Heward, the Planning Inspector, conducted the inquiry to decide whether to confirm the Diversion Order made by Leeds City
Pupils from Cottingley Primary Academy are ‘on tour’ this week, bringing festive cheer to locations around South Leeds this week. Children from each class have visited different venues to sing carols and raise money to help improve the outdoor play facilities at the school. On Monday (9 December 2024) children
Leeds-based finance recruitment consultancy Headstar has partnered with Zarach, a children’s bed charity, to tackle bed poverty by providing vital support to local families in need. As part of its Donate A Day initiative, seven Headstar employees helped deliver more than 40 beds to children across Leeds and Bradford who
Plant Based Councils is a nationwide campaign to get councils to switch to 100% plant based food and drink for internal meetings and events. We promoted our campaign for Leeds City Council at the ‘Great Yorkshire Vegan Festival’ which was held at the John Charles Centre for Sport recently. It
The Royal Armouries museum at Leeds Dock in Hunslet is the only UK museum to be included in the TikTok content round-up of the year. Every year the social media giant TikTok, famed for its short form mobile video content, scour channels from all over the world for the best
Beeston boxing promoter Tristan Haynes is anticipating an “exciting and exhilarating” show next Saturday as two teenage fighters compete for the Haynes Promotions title belt with Kalem Pickles making his first title defence. “I won the light heavyweight belt in September,” said Pickles, 19, whose ambition is to become “the
A number of South Leeds groups joined Active Leeds for a Leeds Equipment and Kit Exchange Partnership (LEKEP) event in November to celebrate becoming global winners for ‘purpose led partnership’ at the Sports Positive Awards 2024 and to explore how we can collectively continue making a difference across Leeds. The
Middleton Primary School recently marked Anti-Bullying Week with a series of activities aimed at helping students understand and combat bullying in all its forms. The school sees Anti-Bullying Week as a vital opportunity to teach children about kindness, respect, and how they can make a difference in creating a safer