What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club is calling on local women and girls to pick up a bat and ball and get involved in the fast-growing world of soft ball cricket. The club, based on Gipsy Lane Beeston, is keen to expand its women and girls’ section and is welcoming new players
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 12 May 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Reserved Matters Application for Approval of
Police have made arrests and are appealing for witnesses following a fatal fail to stop collision in Leeds. The Major Collision and Enquiry Team (MCET) would like to speak to anyone who saw or has dashcam footage of the incident on Ring Road Beeston Park on Friday (16 May 2025)
Deadline of January 2026 for voters to update their details, or have their postal vote option cancelled. Letters are being sent to all registered postal voters in Leeds who need to renew their details to be able to continue to vote that way. New rules introduced by the government’s Elections
Dewsbury Road saw a peaceful roadside protest showing solidarity with people in Gaza and the West Bank in Palestine on Monday (12 May 2025). Whilst the protest was silent, many drivers showed their support by tooting their horns and waving. The roadside protests have been going on for about six
Doctors are urging those eligible for a spring Covid-19 vaccine to come forward, as new figures published show four in 10 eligible people (41.6%) have now received their jabs in the North East and Yorkshire region. Weekly vaccination data shows NHS teams have now delivered half a million (498,490) jabs
Councillors on the City Plans Panel welcomed proposed changes to Phase 2 of Platform’s mixed use developement at Sweet Street West in Holbeck at their meeting last Thursday (8 May 2025). The site is subject to a hybrid planning consent, with full approval for Phase 1 comprising three residential blocks
Girl Tech has made its return to Leeds, marking its highly anticipated comeback as the first in a series of digital insights days designed for young women – set to unfold in five major cities across the country this year. The event at Asda House on Friday (10 May 2025)
A planning application to build 164 flats on a site near Leeds Dock in Hunslet has been deferred because of the lack of ‘affordable housing’ and greenspace in the scheme. The project to build an 18-storey block on a small site on Sayner Lane, behind the University Technical College, was
