What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Marshalls Mill has invited 13 local artists to exhibit in ‘The Round Foundry Art show’. The exhibition aims to celebrate the railway heritage of the site, the birthplace of the industrial revolution. The works portray Leeds as a city in all its glory. In terms of timing, 2025 is the
Police are appealing for information to help locate James Bryan who has been reported missing from Leeds. James, aged 35, was last seen at Meanwood Park at around 4:30pm yesterday (16 July 2025). He’s known to frequent Woodhouse, Woodhouse Moor, Hyde Park and Leeds Dock. He’s described as a white
Holbeck-based arts organisation Pyramid partners with Northern Monk brewery to offer an eco-friendly and creative solution to reusing old beer tap handles. Pyramid artists collaborated with Northern Monk to create unique, handmade designs for the tap handles. This process involved the development of a brief by Northern Monk, which artists
ASHA Neighbourhood Project’s CEO Alia Nessa was amongst third sector partners who met recently with Ed Whiting, new Chief Executive of Leeds City Council to discuss issues and concerns impacting South Leeds. The meeting, hosted by Hamara, focused on difficulties that residents, local communities, women, and families are experiencing, including
Middleton Primary School are very grateful to the Blue Spark Foundation who kindly funded a composer to work with their children. Various composition workshops ensued which introduced the children to the process of composing as well as developing their improvisation skills. These were led by Tamsyn Durrant who got a
The first meeting of the expanded Outer South Community Committee, now including Middleton Park ward, took place on Monday (14 July 2025) at Leeds Civic Hall. As we reported in April, following a reorganisation, Middleton Park ward now joins Ardsley & Robin Hood, Morley North, Morley South and Rothwell wards
Middleton Park is one of seven parks in Leeds to have been awarded the Green Flag Award after being recognised as being of international quality. Middleton Park, Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Otley Chevin Forest Park, Pudsey Park, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam Estate are all managed by Leeds City
South Leeds Lakers Running Club again hosted a successful Yorkshire Veterans Athletic Association Grand Prix race on Middleton Clearings last Wednesday (9 July 2025). It’s become a regular fixture at the height of summer and is a popular race for over 35 year old athletes from various Yorkshire clubs. Previous
Year 9 students at Cockburn John Charles Academy took a bold step forward in developing their communication skills this week as they participated in the nationally acclaimed Talk The Talk workshop. The full-day event, delivered by facilitators from the educational charity Talk The Talk, aimed to empower students with the
Pyramid, a Leeds-based charity that supports people with learning disabilities and autism to get into the arts, is running their annual summer art market in Holbeck on Saturday (19 July 2025) from 10:30am-2pm. The market features artwork and goods from local artists and businesses including Nourishing People, SLATE and Dragon’s