What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Planning permission has been granted for the former Holy Spirit church on Tempest Road in Beeston Hill to become an online clothing business and café. The application was discussed by the South & West Plans Panel on 3 October after objections were raised by local ward councillors. The applicants plan
I recently visited the new Community Diagnostic Centre in Beeston. It offers a range of tests – blood tests, spirometry (I learned that’s to do with lungs and breathing) and heart monitoring – and the great thing is that people don’t have to go to the LGI or Jimmy’s to
Funding has been allocated to resolve a ‘bus hotspot’ on South Accommodation Road in Hunslet according to a report published by Leeds City Council last month. An analysis of bus movements shows that during the morning peak of 7-10am buses can take up to 20 minutes to travel 500m, compared
In their first sporting tournament of the academic year, Year 6 pupils from Middleton Primary School took part in a Dodgeball event. A mixed boys and girls team took the trip to Cockburn John Charles Academy. They competed against other local schools and played three dodgeball matches. The children showed
We have been distributing copies of our November newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (31 October 2024). Copies are, or soon will be, available from various neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and Libraries, community centres, schools and pubs. We deliver to care
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look today (Wednesday 30 October 2024) at how luxury British-made beds go from farm to factory. The royal visit at British bedmaker Harrison Spinks’ farm at Bolton Percy, York, and its manufacturing facility in Beeston celebrated the family-run business’
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman in Beeston. George Chalmers, aged 54, of Tempest Road, Leeds was jailed for a minimum term of 17 years and six months at Leeds Crown Court today (30 October 2024) for the
Five students from Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy, all participating in the LUFC Inspires Programme, recently had the unique opportunity to attend a special Black History Month event at Elland Road, hosted by the Leeds United Foundation. This event celebrated the contributions of individuals in sports and beyond, providing a platform
Organisers are preparing to greet over a thousand visitors to their spooky garden in Belle Isle tomorrow night – 31 October, Halloween. Halloween on the Drive has been growing bigger and better over the past years as they put on bigger and better displays. This year they are raising funds
The Canal & River Trust are selling their land holding at Leeds Dock, home to the Royal Armouries National Museum. On the market for £11.69m, the freehold property is being sold subject to two 999-year ground leases, with the museum’s lease secured by a non-departmental government body, funded by the