What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Middleton Elderly Aid’s volunteers have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2024. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. Middleton Elderly Aid is a charitable organisation and Neighbourhood Network scheme, that aims to promote
Christmas Lights are soon to be switched on across South Leeds and we get ready for the festive season. The first communitiy to illuminate will be Belle Isle. Middleton Park councillors have got together with Breeze to hold an event at Belle Isle Parade on Monday 18 November. A similar
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South Community Committee, made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at the United Reformed Church,
Hunslet Community Hub & Library are hosting a Jobs Fair on Thursday (14 November 2024). This is a great opporrtunity to explore local vacancies, meet employers and get support from the Jobshop. Your next job or career move could be just around the corner. The free event runs from 10am-1pm
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Belle Isle have made two further arrests overnight. Armed officers carried out arrest enquiries at an address in Castleford yesterday evening (12 November 2024) and at three addresses in Leeds in the early hours of this morning (13 November). A 24-year-old man
White Rose Shopping Centre’s magnificent ‘White Rose Express’ Christmas grotto has returned this weekend, with enchanting steam train-themed decorations adorning the centre with festive magic. Guests are immersed in the spectacle the moment they enter the centre, and are invited to follow the enchanted train track to meet Santa in
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Belle Isle this morning. At 12:17am today (12 November 2024) police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to a report of man having been stabbed at an address in Winrose Avenue. The 23-year-old
Officers searching for missing Leeds man Michael Johnston have found a body which is believed to him. At about 2:50pm yesterday (10 November 2024) officers involved in ongoing searches for Mr Johnston made the discovery in a wooded area of a footpath next to the River Aire near to Skelton
Do you remember the 1984-1985 miners’ strike? Did you take part or offer solidarity? This year is the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike and many people across West Yorkshire will be recalling their involvement or the involvement of their family. Leeds Trades Union Council are marking the anniversary with
On Sunday 10 November 2024, Remembrance Sunday, a Remembrance Service was held in Holbeck Cemetery. This has become a tradition over the last few years thanks to the tireless work of Angela Gabriel BEM who organised it once again. The service was conducted by Rev Alistair Kaye, the Vicar at