What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A critical appeal has been issued to blood and platelet donors across England to help fill over 50,000 available appointments at town and city centre donor centres as the NHS warns of a looming shortfall in blood stocks, with four Bank Holidays in just six weeks threatening to impact supplies.
The following services running through South Leeds will see changes come into operation on Sunday 18 May 2025 as described. To find full details and new timetables please go to: www.wymetro.com/buses 51 52 Leeds • Cottingley • Morley • Tingley Mills On Sundays, the daytime frequency will be reduced from
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 5 May 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Two illuminated D-Poster digital advertising displays
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 on Saturday morning with the Middleton Makers Market, 10am-2pm, at Middleton Park Circus. Lots of lovely handmade items including clothing,
Gemma Broughton, from MHA Communities South Leeds, has shared some photos of their VE Day celebrations. The Connie Crafters group, who meet on the third Wednesday of the month, made some fantastic post box toppers which were put up around Beeston earlier this week. “We also had our monthly social
As Leeds enjoys summer temperatures, park visitors are reminded that barbecues are not permitted in the city’s parks, to protect the parks and their wildlife. Whilst barbecues and any other fire lighting is banned from Leeds’s parks and greenspaces, picnics are more than welcome. Barbecues increase the risk of accidental
Children and staff at Beeston Hill St Luke’s Primary School stepped back in time this week to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day with a heartwarming day of remembrance, joy, and community spirit. Dressed head to toe in authentic 1940s fashion — from flat caps and
Residents across Leeds are being invited to stop the traffic on Wednesday 11 June 2025 and host a play street in their neighbourhoods to help mark International Day of Play. Applications are open until Friday 16 May for communities to register to close their roads and host family fun on
Stewart Walton and Adrian Burnett from Hunslet Tenants & Residents Association (TARA) have had their voluntary work recognised, recieving their certificates from local councillor Paul Wray (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside). On Facebook, Cllr Wray commented: “I had the pleasure of presenting these awards today on behalf of the Lord Mayor
Casper River and Canal Transport (Casper River), the Humber’s leading inland waterway freight transportation company, has unveiled the UK’s most inland shipping port in South Leeds. The 1.5-acre site located in Stourton Wharf, owned and managed by commercial and industrial property specialist Towngate PLC, will see more than 5,893 heavy