What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As we reported in September last year, Aspiring Communities have scaled back their plans to redevelop the Ice Pak site in Beeston into a community centre. A fresh planning application was approved in February and the various conditions have now been met. Ahead of construction starting on site, the group
Alan Lane’s ‘Pandemic Memoir’ about Slung Low and The Holbeck – The Club At The Edge Of Town – is now available as an audio book. The book was published in April and had rave reviews and endorsements from the likes of Lemn Sissay and Hilary Benn MP, who said:
Construction of the historic Tower Works scheme on Globe Road in Holbeck has reached a significant milestone with a topping out ceremony on Tuesday (8 August 2022). The 245 unit build to rent (BTR) scheme, which sits within the historic Tower Works canal-side site, is being built by Sir Robert
Middleton Elderly Gardening Club. Samantha says: “We are pleased to confirm that we have been successful in securing a grant from the Big Lottery Fund for a new Garden Club! We would like to say a massive thank you to the lottery for this funding, with which we intend to