What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
I went along to the Middleton Community Event at Middleton Commutator Centre last Wednesday (19 September 2018). The event was held by local organisations at Council Social Centre. My thanks go to Rachel from Leeds City Council, for preparing the buffet. Around 30 people, staff, Councillors Paul Truswell, Kim
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 17 September 2018: Dormer window to front 9 Westbourne Mount Beeston Leeds LS11 6EH Ref. No: 18/05683/FU | Status:
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a special evening of one-off offers, live music, and pampering as part of its Time to Sparkle event on Thursday 27 September 2018. Visitors are invited to enjoy live DJs while relishing free beauty treatments from brands including MAC, Benefit, Urban Decay, and more,
The NHS in Leeds is supporting an international campaign to break down the taboos around urology conditions, including cancers of the bladder, testicles and prostate. September is Urology Awareness Month and 24-28 September is Urology Week. Both aim to encourage men and women to take care of their urological health.
An exciting new mobile phone app, which will provide users of Leeds City Council leisure centres with a wealth of timetable and booking information right at their fingertips, has been officially launched this month. The ‘Active Leeds’ app developed by Leeds City Council is free to download and offers users
Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to identify in connection with the robbery of a schoolboy in Leeds last July. The 15-year-old boy was assaulted and threatened with a knife before his phone was stolen in
It was a big night for Beeston at the NBF (National Bed Federation) Industry Awards this week (18 September 2018) with not one, but two South Leeds companies winning awards. OTTY Sleep, the mattress retailer based at The Greenhouse on Beeston Road, founded in 2016, picked up the Small Online
Hundreds of local residents, from all walks of life, flocked to the new Abu Huraira mosque in Beeston Hill for their grand opening event last weekend (Sunday 16 September 2018). The Abu Huraira mosque has been running since 1986 from the former Cooperative building on Hardy Street (and is widely
The Leeds Apprenticeship Hub is holding a series of seminars through October and November where you can find out what you need to know about opportunities directly from local employers. The seminars enable parents and young people to hear directly from local employers about apprenticeships within their organisation or sector