What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
St Cross Church in Middleton marked their 90th anniversary with a service of Thanksgiving on 5 November 2023. Leeds Corporation purchased the land for new housing estate in Middleton around 1920 and in 1925 a wooden church was built in the heart of the estate. In 1933 the foundation stone
Boxer Devin Myers is delighted at his second successful defence of his Mark Holmes Promotions 61kg lightweight title belt in what he described as ‘an entertaining but brutal encounter’ at the show which took place mid-November at Hunslet Carr WMC. “This was the best I’ve ever boxed,” said Myers, “I
Shamim Miah from Beeston has been recognised as one of the top 100 British Bangladeshis in the UK at an awards ceremony in London last month. The event highlights talented and successful individuals in sectors such as business, politics, law and sports. Shamim was nominated for his work within local
Greetings everyone, as we come out of the busy bonfire period and approach the festive seasons I wish to update you all on the work the Inner South Neighbourhood Policing Team has undertaken. The team, as you will appreciate, has been very busy helping to police a number of events
Local children’s charity, Kidz Klub Leeds, have been busy setting out a vision of the kind of play areas they want to see developed in their community. The children showed off their design skills after Beeston and Holbeck Ward Councillors, Andrew Scopes, Annie Maloney and Gohar Almass, supported their visit
On the 5 November 2023 South Leeds Life published details of new planning applications. The proposed Holbeck Sports Hub was one of these new applications. It will consist of 3 full size 3G pitches plus two multi-use game areas (MUGAs), a cafe and a GP surgery. There will be 294
Vastint UK, the developer behind Aire Park, the 24-acre mixed-use district on the Tetley’s brewery site in Hunslet, has revealed the first images and details of its plans for the iconic Tetley building as it looks to safeguard the landmark for another century. The developer’s proposals for the 92-year-old building,
Residents in Hunslet Moor are setting up a ‘Compost Collective’ to turn their food waste into compost locally. Compost Collective Hunslet will be located at the Friends of Hunslet Moor Hub at Hunslet Moor Park. Leeds City Council Hunslet and Riverside ward Councillors Ed Carlisle, Mohammed Iqbal and Paul Wray
Dennis Kitchen, who died last month following a heart attack, was known to many, especially in Holbeck where he was a tireless community activist over the last two decades. Dennis was born in Belfast and adopted by a family in Mexborough near Doncaster where he grew up. Following jobs in
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 20 November 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3)