What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
New Connections is an innovative partnership between Leeds Conservatoire and Orchestras Live, where students benefit from training and real-world experience in orchestral community music-making, working closely with the acclaimed Manchester Camerata. The most recent project, supported by Leeds International Concert Season and ArtForms, united pupils from Hugh Gaitskell Primary School
Vicki North, the Scheme Manager at Hunslet Moor House, the new extra flats in Beeston, is taking part in the Tadcaster Triathlon on Monday 5 May 2025. Whilst she admits to being quite active, she’s never done anything like this before. She set herself the challenge to raise funds for
Council staff have been carrying out routine maintenance work to trees in Cross Flatts Park this week, removing dead, dying and broken branches. The work is separate to the felling of trees suffering from the disease Ash Dieback which was carried out last year. However some ash trees have continued
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 21 April 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of a car park and
Leeds Playhouse is taking ‘Sisters 360’, an exciting family-friendly play by acclaimed Bradford playwright Asif Khan, on a Community Tour from 13-22 May 2025 to schools and neighbourhood venues across the city. ‘Sisters 360’ is a 60-minute show for young audiences inspired by real-life skateboarding sisters Layna, Maysa and Amaya
Leeds-based BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise is recruiting a new Chair and Board members. Unity was formed in 1987 with the aim of building a strong BME community housing association to meet the urgent housing needs of black and minority ethnic communities in the city. The initial focus
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 in Cross Flatts Park, where Beeston in Bloom are holding a plant sale from10am-12pm at the Watsoinia Pavilion
The incredible worlds of graphic novels, orchestral music and electronic soundscapes will come together in a captivating, immersive performance in Leeds next week. Award-winning turntablist, DJ and producer NikNak will join forces with Chineke! Orchestra for the world premier of ‘Parable’, a brand new piece created as part of the
Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO, who manage council housing in Belle Isle) reported in a Facebook post: BITMO staff met West Yorkshire Police on Tuesady morning and discussed that in the last six weeks in Belle Isle there have been: * Nine burglaries, two of which involved people stealing
With local elections prominent in the national news, readers may wonder why it’s so quiet in Leeds. Leeds City Council has issued a reminder to voters that there are no local elections taking place in the city on Thursday 1 May 2025. As part of the elections cycle, once every