What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A child was treated by Yorkshire Ambulance Service for smoke inhalation following a house fire in Holbeck today (21 February 2022). The fire, which started in a bedroom, occured at a property on Meynell Square. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service were called at 1:50pm and sent units from Hunslet
A leading housebuilder has cemented its relationship with the next generation of construction professionals, thanks to a substantial donation of bricks for education and training purposes. Persimmon Homes, which has its West Yorkshire headquarters in Leeds, arranged the special delivery of materials to Leeds College of Building. The 72 packs
Two impressive young women from South Leeds are campaigning to win a seat in the UK Youth Parliament. Leeds will elect three Members of Youth Parliament (MYP) with voting closing at 9am on Friday (25 February 2022). We spoke to Hannah Begum and Tian Cai, both from Beeston, who are
A Yorkshire charity has launched a free resource to encourage people of all abilities to walk and cycle around Leeds’ green spaces. Open Country, which has bases in Harrogate and Wakefield, has produced new ‘Breakfree’ packs to inspire and inform people of the many accessible routes across the Leeds city
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
Police are appealing for information after two men have been left seriously injured following a collision in Leeds. Emergency services were called to Old Run Road at the junction of West Grange Fold, Belle Isle, at 10am this morning (19 February 2022) to reports that an off-road motorbike had collided
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. Your Space Leeds host their women’s walking group in Middleton Park on Saturday morning at 11am. Slung Low present How To Be
Councillors will be discussing early plans for the redevelopment of another key site in Holbeck at City Plans Panel next week. Developers are bringing forward plans for the site, dubbed ‘City One’, that includes the Halford store on the corner of Meadow Road and Sweet Street. The rest of the
Looking for work? Need help with your job applications, CV or interview skills? Would you like to have the opportunity to get together with other people in your position? Then our CAP Job Club could be just the thing for you. St Luke’s Holbeck is running a Job Club for
The community in Middleton is rallying round the family of 6 year old Carson Pratt who has suffered a brain tumour. A fundraising day has been organised to support the family as Carson goes through further treatment to tackle the cancer. Carson’s symptoms started on Christmas Eve when he complained