What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
With men’s mental health finally getting on to the agenda, a new play, The Parting Glass from Red Ladder Theatre Company, is a welcome addition to the debate. Leeds writer Chris O’Connor has developed his prize winning play The Life And Soul from a one man show into a two
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 16 September 2019: 5.0m single storey rear extension, 3.9m to ridge height, 2.4m to eaves 9 Waincliffe Mount Beeston
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a stabbing in Leeds last night. The incident happened on Holbeck Moor off Top Moor Side playing fields, where the fair was being held. Officers were called just after 9pm on Saturday (21 September 2019) to reports of a male being seriously injured. A
People wanting to make Leeds the best city in the UK to live in are encouraged to join the Kindness Revolution at its launch event on Saturday 21 September in Holbeck. As well as music from Tenzin and Captain of the Lost Waves, the launch evening will include a poem
A care home in Leeds has introduced a new form of therapy for residents living with dementia. Nesfield Lodge in Belle Isle was lucky enough to receive a number of toy dolls kindly donated by St George’s Crypt in Leeds city centre. The donation allowed residents to engage in doll
A new book tracing the intertwined development of coal mining, railways and the community of Middleton has been published by the Middleton Railway Trust. Colliery, Community, Railway, by Charles Milner, was launched at an event at the railway on Tuesday (17 September 2019). It forms the final piece of Last
The M621 motorway which sweeps through South Leeds will see further night time disruption in the coming months as preparatory work is carried out ahead of a raft of improvement works. Highways England say that the major investment will support economic growth and improve journey times for drivers and the
As part of The Conservation Volunteers’ special 60th anniversary Big Green Weekend event, TCV in Leeds will be hosting an events to celebrate at Skelton Grange on Saturday (21 September 201 from 11am–4pm. This event is part of 60 local events across the UK, plus 5 flagship events, kindly supported
Over 500 members of the local community explored the extended Cottingley Primary Academy yesterday afternoon on the eve of its official opening this morning (19 September 2019). Cottingley Primary has expanded from 1½ to 2 form entry and also has places for 2 year olds in its nursery. As South
Planet Ice, the new ice rink opening at Elland Road in Beeston is holding a recruitment open evening next Thursday (26 September 2019) between 5-9pm at Regus Office, Building 3, City West Business Park, Gelderd Road, LS12 6LN. The rink, due to open in November, will be available for skating