What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
West Yorkshire Police will provide new confidentiality statement to help people explain to loved ones that they have received a Clare’s Law disclosure. The new confidentiality statement will be provided to individuals from May 2025 when they receive a Clare’s Law disclosure, allowing them share with loved ones that they
Award-winning investment platform interactive investor (ii) has chosen Leeds’ new 24-acre mixed-use district for its new office space in the city. interactive investor, the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, will be taking the entire 4th floor of 3 South Brook Street, one of Aire Park’s first buildings. Spanning 23,261
Civic and faith leaders in Leeds have come together to call for community solidarity at a time of heightened tensions and issued the following statement: “As civic and faith leaders in Leeds, we welcome news of the ceasefire in hostilities between India and Pakistan following the recent terrorist attack in
Police investigating a burglary at a block of apartments in Leeds have released an image of a man they want to speak to. At around 5.20pm on Tuesday 11 March 2025 a suspect was seen standing outside the building on Whitehall Place, Holbeck, before he then gained entry to a
York Knights 58-8 Hunslet RLFC A lacklustre second half in the heat at the LNER Community Stadium yesterday (11 May 2025) saw Hunslet concede their biggest score of the season against a full-on York Knights outfit. Missed tackles and mistakes with the ball cost the Parksiders, who struggled to keep