What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In the wilds and winding streets of West Yorkshire, a diverse ecology of community arts and social change is thriving and flourishing, creating and instigating. This work can sometimes be overlooked, which is where BIG UP steps in and plugs in the amp. By building networks between creatives, social change-makers
Lloyds Banking Group employee, Olivia Valentine, has partnered with Holbeck Together for the last 3 years to organise and deliver a Christmas Present Drive for families across South Leeds. Over the past 3 years, Olivia and her colleagues in Lloyds Banking Group have raised over £8,000 worth of Christmas presents,
Raymond Harley, who died last month from myeloma and kidney failure, was known to many families in South Leeds through his service as a Scout Leader for over 50 years. Raymond was born in Holbeck and joined the cubs at St Matthew’s Church in 1947. He returned in 1960 with
Detectives investigating a serious sexual offence in Beeston have issued a CCTV image of a potential key witness they would like to speak with. Enquiries are ongoing into the attack which occurred in Tunstall Road, Beeston in the early hours of Sunday (22 October 2023) and a 34-year-old man has
Leeds City Council has today (30 October 2023) issued an update on the current known impacts of Storm Babet, which brought high winds and heavy rain between October 19-21 2023. Yellow and amber alerts for rainfall were issued by the Met Office across the storm. The high levels of rainfall
Fifth-generation family-owned Yorkshire bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has joined the Wild Ingleborough programme to help restore and maintain nature across the region. As part of the long-term commitment, the Beeston-based luxury bedmaker, will focus its substantial five-figure investment on high-quality climate work, which includes natural regeneration and restoration of land around
Hunslet RLFC’s new coach Dean Muir has moved to make some exciting new signings as well as securing the services of existing ‘enforcers’. Former Keighley Cougars wing man Keenan Dyer-Dixon has been signed for the 2024 season. The 20 year old has featured for the Cougars over the last two
A consultation being undertaken by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is the next step to bringing public transport back under public control. Bus services in England, apart from London, have been privatised since 1986. The result has been steep fare rises, unreliability and the cutting of unprofitable routes. We
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 weeks beginning Monday 23 October 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of battery energy storage unit
Future Horizons Leeds have said they are “really pleased with the positive feedback” after their first Ofsted inspection, which judged that the college ‘Requires Improvement’ overall. Future Horizons Leeds, an independent specialist college and charity based in Beeston and Kirkstall provides education and adult social care to young adults who