What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A man has been banned from entering the Holbeck area as part of ongoing partnership work to tackle drug-related crime and anti-social behaviour. Jordan Bingham, aged 32, of no fixed address, has been served with an injunction that forbids him from entering, attempting to enter, or remaining within an exclusion
A Leeds-based charity has been awarded funding from Esh Construction to create a rooftop community garden space which will become a place for people to learn about sustainability, practice life skills and interact with others. Hamara Healthy Living Centre is located on tempest Road in Beeston and was founded in
An online map showing the locations of ‘warm spaces’ in Leeds to help people with the cost of living crisis has gone live today (18 October 2022). The map, which can be seen online here at, shows the venues across the city which people are able to visit to keep
Five former South Leeds Councillors are to be made an Honorary Alderwoman or Alderman of Leeds at a special meeting of Leeds City Council tomorrow (19 October 2022). The ceremonial position of Honorary Alderman is open to any person who, in the eyes of the council, has given eminent service
Cockburn School’s controversial planning application to build a new full size 3G artificial football/rugby pitch and tennis courts was approved by Councillors on the South & West Plans Panel on 29 September 2022. This was the third time the proposal had come to the Panel after Councillors had insisted that
The fifth annual Colleges Week, a national celebration of further education providers, commences today (17-21 October 2022). As this year’s awareness campaign centres on the theme of ‘Staff, Students, and Skills’ Leeds College of Building is focusing on student support to help counter the devastating effects of the cost-of-living crisis.
UPDATED: Alfie Smith has been found safe and well Police are appealing for information to trace missing Alfie Smith (16) from Belle Isle. Leeds District CID would like to speak to anyone who has seen or has information about Alfie who was reported missing from the Belle Isle area
A funding appeal has been launched to buy a former Beeston school building as a permanent home to the Nawroz School, run by Kurdish House Leeds, and to create a multi-functional community centre. The building at 29 Hunslet Hall Road was originally built as Bewerley Street Infants School and latterly
At the end of this month we will be putting our clocks and watches back an hour and darker evenings will be upon us. Most people regret this as they would prefer lighter evenings to go about their daily tasks and to be able to go out in the evening
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 Monday 10 October 2022: Alterations including single storey rear extension; replacement of garage door with window; new pitched roof