What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Councillors on the Inner South Community Committee have provided funding to Skelton Grange Environment Centre in Stourton to help reduce the cost of school trips to the nature centre. Under the slogan ‘Wellbeing In Wellies’ the centre is offering teachers and pupils a happy and healthy day of learning at
Work is due to start shortly in Beeston which will see some street lights in the area upgraded to LED lights. This is part of a four-year city-wide project which will see the conversion of just under 86,000 lights as the City moves closer to its commitment to becoming carbon
Local funeral directors, W Kaye & Son, who have branches in Beeston and Middleton, are hosting a Virtual Memorial Service for families and friends to remember their loved ones, The Virtual Service will be held on Sunday 13 December at 2pm. With support from St Luke’s Church and key local
The new footbridge over the River Aire built by Citu as part of their Climate Innovation District in Hunslet won an award at the recent British Construction Industry Awards. The bridge, which opened last October, received the National Infrastructure Commission’s Design Award. It was judged against four key principles: climate,
Beeston-based bed and mattress manufacturer, Harrison Spinks, is bolstering its sustainability credentials by developing plans for a dedicated recycling plant and appointing a Head of Sustainability to drive green initiatives across the business. The company’s recycling plant will be located in Scunthorpe and will facilitate the disassembly and recycling of
Work is set to get underway on a new development that will deliver much needed affordable housing in Beeston. The homes, off Old Lane, will have a mixture of one, two and three bedrooms and are being created to answer local demand for this type of housing. Developed by Home
On Wednesday 11th November 2020 the first ever Yorkshire Asian Young Achievers Awards 2020 ceremony was held online due to the pandemic. Shamim Miah, 23, born and bred in Beeston and a former member of the UK Youth Parliament was shortlisted in the “achievement in not for profit sector”. Although
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Middleton Railway has suspended its passenger service from Moor Road to Middleton Park for the rest of 2020. Current restrictions have made it difficult to plan future train services and so they have decided to close until April 2021. The railway had already cancelled its popular Santa Specials for this
A large Police cordon was still in place in the car park of Hunslet Morrisons after an incident yesterday afternoon (12 November 2020). In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: “At 3.52pm yesterday (12 November) police were contacted by a member of the public who reported seeing a male youth