What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Business Improvement District (LeedsBID) has announced its Business Plan for 2025-2030 with ambitious plans for the next five years and extending its area into Holbeck and Hunslet. Established in 2015, the not-for-profit, non-political organisation works to improve Leeds city centre for all. It is the largest multi-sector BID outside
St Andrew’s Pantomime Group in Beeston have announced that this year’s show will be Babes In The Wood, a show they haven’t staged since 2011. The show, produced by Hannah Davison, will run from Saturday 18 January through to Saturday 1 February 2025 at St Andrew’s Community Centre on Cardinal
St Mary’s C of E Primary Academy in Hunslet is celebrating after their most recent Ofsted inspection graded them as improved in all areas, with three areas now judged as ‘Good’. The school, which joined the Collaborative Learning Trust in 2020, was one of the first schools in the country to
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a week of free family craft events this October half term, Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November. The frightfully fun drop-in sessions will be held from 11am–4pm each day in White Rose’s Central Atrium, near the escalators leading to The Balcony and The
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 a Jumble Sale in Belle Isle at St Peter’s Church Hall on Petersfield Avenue. Saturday 1-3pm. South
High-tech 3D scans have revealed the intricate inner workings of the world’s oldest model locomotive for the first time in more than 200 years. Leeds Industrial Museum’s incredible miniature recreation of a pioneering early steam locomotive recently underwent a detailed CT X-Ray survey using sophisticated equipment at the University of
Please join us on Tuesday 29 October for a fun outdoor event for young families to play, get creative and try new things! The event takes place from 10:45am and is delivered by Hunslet & Belle Isle Community Project and is kindly funded by Get Set Leeds Local as part
A fun-filled week-long celebration of the magic of play is set to sweep Leeds later this month with the launch of the city’s first ever Festival of Play and Creativity. People of all ages are encouraged to join the city-wide celebration and let loose their playful side with an activity-packed
Gascoigne House is holding its first Christmas Fair on Thursday 7 November, 11am-2pm. Tables cost just £10, call 0113 535 0010, or email: enquiries@leeds.gov.uk to book your table.
Detectives investigating an incident in Holbeck in which a 16-year-old boy was shot and stabbed have arrested two men. A 22–year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including attempt murder and possession of a firearm. Another man, aged 46, has been arrested on suspicion of