What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Well that’s pretty much it from all of us at South Leeds Life for this year. We will have a roundup of 2025’s top news stories for you next week and report on any important breaking stories. We will return with our normal service on Friday 2 January 2026. We
Leeds United’s planning application to expand their Elland Road stadium will go to the City Plans Panel on Thursday 8 January for a decision by councillors. The report by officers recommends that the plans are approved subject to a s106 Agreement that will see the club paying for highways upgrades,
South Leeds teenage Thai boxers returned from competition in Bishop Auckland confident that their decisive wins on Yodphet Fight Night Three stand them in good stead for greater success in 2026. Jack Marshall, 16, and Fabian Monit, 15, have been training for eighteen months at Beeston’s MSA Academy under Rafal
Whilst most of us will be looking for somewhere warm on New Year’s Day, perhaps staying under the duvet after the night before, one local councillor has decided to plunge into the North Sea instead. Cllr Wayne Dixon (SDP, Middleton Park) will be taking a dip in the sea at