What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Asda have lost their latest court battle to stop the redevelopment of the Benyon House site in Middleton. Plans for a new retail park on the site including new B&M and Lidl stores were approved by Leeds City Council in April 2019. As we reported at the time, Councillors on the
Today we start a special series of reports on domestic violence, abuse and coercive control As we move into a second month of Lockdown 3, charities and organisations are predicting a worrying rise in domestic abuse, violence and coercive control behaviours. Households are spending more time together than ever before
People are being asked for their views on plans for £7.06 million of new cycling routes across Leeds, as part of Leeds City Council’s plans aimed to encourage more people to travel by bike, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The new plans add 7kms of cycle lanes,
Hunslet RLFC’s AGM took place for the first time last Friday (22 January 2021) on a virtual platform. After a strange year for Rugby supporters the club outlined how it has coped and is coping with the current Covid pandemic and Lockdown rules. After a disappointing 2019 season, 2020 looked
Hunslet & Riverside ward Councillors invites you to a Zoom meeting for the residents of Beeston Hill. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 2 February 2021 at 6:30pm. Beeston Hill Residents meeting is an opportunity to: chat with your local ward councillors and council officers hear about current and
Community leaders, representatives, and a wide range of South Leeds residents are rallying together to encourage everyone to take up the opportunity to get vaccinated against Covid-19 (also known as Coronavirus) in the coming weeks and months. Ten months on from the Covid-19 pandemic going global and turning the world
Leeds Credit Union is celebrating the success of its recent festive campaign, as results show it saved the local community £3.13million in high interest payments in the run up to Christmas. Whilst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and ever changing lockdown restrictions meant Christmas 2020 was a time of sadness and
Over 75 employers will be out in force at next month’s Leeds Apprenticeship Festival, which for the first time will be held virtually due to the continued challenges of coronavirus. Held during National Apprenticeship Week over five days from 8-12 February, a range of diverse and exciting apprenticeship employers and
Patrick Bamford’s main concern is to score goals for Leeds United, but when he heard that some children at Beeston Primary School were struggling with their learning in lockdown he stepped forward to help. Patrick donated £5,000 of his own money to pay for children to get online and he
Update: Ella Parnell has been found safe and well Police are making a new appeal for a 16 year old girl who’s been missing from her home in Leeds. Ella Parnell, who is 16 and is about 5ft 8ins tall, was last seen at her home in Beeston at