What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Continuing our series looking at the bridges that cross the River Aire and canals in Leeds, our next bridge down river from Wellington Bridge is Monk Bridge on the Whitehall Road. This bridge derived its name from an area called Monk Pits, an area of meadowland to the north of
I am currently working in the role on Neighbourhood Support Sergeant. Unlike my Sergeant colleagues across South Leeds, I do not have a specific ward area as such, instead I am responsible for having an oversight of all the main issues and areas of concern across all of the Inner
The future is looking bright for Leeds Knights ice hockey club with the exciting news of a second team being submitted, which will be called Leeds Knights 2. The second team will compete in the NIHL1 north league in the 2024/25 season. The aim being to develop young talent and
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. We start this week with not one, but two Galas, both kicking off at 12pm. Belle Isle Gala takes place at Windmill
On a very good night for the Labour Party, Hilary Benn has been re-elected to Parliament for the new Leeds South constituency. His majority of 11,279 is smaller than at the last election in Leeds Central, due to a smaller electorate and lower turnout – 42.42% compared with 54.4% in
A new aquatic robot, inspired by a whale shark and using cutting-edge technology from the Netherlands, is set to clean up the waterways in Leeds City Centre. It is the first project of its kind in the UK. Yorkshire Design Group and partners are delighted to announce the launch of
We have been distributing copies of our July-August newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (4 July 2024). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tesco and Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
The last few years have brought many challenges for the Year 11 students at Cockburn School. They have worked tremendously hard, and this was recognised as they played their part in the school securing the Ofsted ‘Outstanding in all areas’ judgement in February 2022. This year has seen exams going
Hundreds of people attended a celebration event to mark the 50th anniversary of Trinity Network at the URC church on Nesfield Road in Belle Isle on Friday 14 June. Trinity Network provides a range of day facilities for older people in South Leeds including hot lunches, a wide range of
Middleton Primary School bids farewell to Headteacher, Miss Sam Williams, this summer and the school and members of the local community would like to thank her for so many years of service and to wish her well for her retirement. Miss Williams has contributed to education for her entire working