What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I am a huge fan of the Netflix series Kim’s Convenience, so when I saw it was being performed in the Courtyard Theatre at Leeds Playhouse, I just had to see it. I hadn’t realised that it had been a theatre production first and was developed into the TV series
Holbeck-based arts charity Pyramid has been shortlisted for the Flare Audio Music and Culture for Wellbeing Award at this year’s Northern Music Awards sponsored by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, hosted by music therapy charity, Nordoff and Robbins. High Rise Music, Pyramid’s weekly group for people with profound and multiple learning
The report of an inspection by Ofsted of Greenmount Primary School in Beeston has been published with the school found to be Good and Outstanding for Leadership and management and Personal development. The inspection was carried out on 7 January 2025 and Inspectors reported that: “Pupils are proud to be
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided historical coal mining walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (16 March 2025). Middleton colliery has been in operation, for certain from the early 1600s, and probably back to medieval times. The walk will take in some of the areas mined
“One has to be able to imagine a future in order to start planning for it.”
Women and girls from across the city gathered in Beeston to celebrate a Women in Careers event on Monday 3 March 2025 at the United Free Church on Malvern Road in Beeston Hill. Over 30 girls from across South Leeds heard from a wide variety of women at the event,
White Rose Shopping Centre and Trinity Leeds have hosted their enterprise challenge, ‘Made in Yorkshire’, with three Leeds schools competing in a ‘Dragons’ Den’-style pitch. Made in Yorkshire is a cross-school competition with students tasked with designing a brand-new community space for the city before going head-to-head and pitching their
Record-breaking numbers of people are accessing Leeds Stop Smoking services for support as health leaders step up efforts to encourage more people to quit. The last three months of 2024 saw a significant rise in the number of people contacting the services for support, with a 73% increase in referrals
After a very special and successful Community Iftar last year, the Beeston Hill Community Association (BHCA) is excited to host another Iftar Event in collaboration with Hamara Healthy Living Centre on Tempest Road on Monday (17 March 2025) from 5:30pm. This will be a wonderful opportunity for friends and neighbours,
Postal voters in South Leeds are to receive information in the coming weeks advising them of new rules which mean they need to renew their details to be able to continue to vote by post in future elections. As a result of changes introduced by the government’s Elections Act 2022,