What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
UPDATED 02 June 2025 Archie Thompson, who was the subject of a missing person appeal, has been located. Police are appealing for information on Archie Thompson, who has been reported missing from Leeds. Archie, who is 15, was last seen in Holbeck on the morning of Tuesday 20 May 2025.
The sun shone bright once again at Cross Flatts Park for this year’s Let’s Move: South Leeds event. Co-ordinated by Get Set Leeds Local (part of Active Leeds, Leeds City Council) with great support from community partners. The South Leeds community came together in their masses to move, explore, and
Robert Barr was born on the 12th December 1889 on a farmstead near Edinburgh, Scotland, and while he was still young his parents moved to Woolley Moor Farm located between Wakefield and Barnsley and his education was carried out at Woolley School. When he was aged 14 he persuaded his
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 neighbourly initiative in Cross Flatts Park. Beeston Hill Community Association and Leeds Stand Up To Racism
Leeds residents are being reminded about the dangers of binning batteries and hot ash from barbeques after three separate incidents in refuse collection vehicles in the last week. A waste crews was carrying out collections in Staith Gardens and Town Street, Middleton when smoke started emerging from the back of
Leeds City Council is proposing to introduce new measures along the A6110 and A643 Elland Road which will make it safer and more accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users. The A6110 Ring Road, and A643 Elland Road form key routes in Leeds, connecting south Leeds to the city
Court action and partnership working have made a positive difference to life in a South Leeds community where crime and anti-social behaviour issues were causing concern for residents. Partial closure orders covering five blocks of flats near Hunslet Moor Park were granted to Leeds City Council by magistrates earlier this
White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating after achieving a number of successes in 2024 and early 2025, showing strong retailer confidence and continuing to offer exceptional retail mix to guests, with more big brand names on the horizon. The South Leeds shopping centre has announced record-breaking footfall, with 12 million
It has been a quite a month for the United Kingdom when it comes to trade agreements with other countries. First were the deals the Government reached with India and the USA which will open up new opportunities for our exporters. In the case of India, their tariffs on Scotch
The Middleton Railway has been donated a historic working model of its very first steam locomotive, ‘Salamanca’. It was built in 1939 by a Mr H Murray and last worked, we believe, in 1960. Stored for many years, his relatives originally offered the model to Leeds Industrial Museum, but as