The Great Middleton Park Show 2025 supports Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
The Great Middleton Park Show returns for 2025 with an environmental theme of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, on Sunday (14 September 2025) from 1pm to 4pm. The Show includes the traditional Produce Show, where anyone can enter a produce in a variety of categories including: Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Home Produce
Women’s World Cup matches to be played in Beeston?
Beeston could be in line to host matches in the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup with senior councillors expected to approve Leeds making a formal bid at a meeting next week. The council’s executive board will be asked at its meeting at Civic Hall on Wednesday (17 September 2025) to
Ex-Lord Mayor to fight Beeston & Holbeck seat next May
The Beeston & Holbeck Labour Party has selected Al Garthwaite to be the Labour candidate for the 2026 local elections in the Beeston & Holbeck ward. This follows Cllr Annie Maloney choosing not to seek re-election for personal reasons. Al Garthwaite is a local resident, former councillor and Lord Mayor
Tesco opens as first retail occupant at Aire Park
Vastint UK, the developer behind 24-acre mixed-use development Aire Park, has announced that Tesco is the first retailer to open on the ground floor of its first commercial buildings, 1 & 3 South Brook Street. The new Express store opened on 19 August and the retailer occupies a 3,488 sq
Greens call on Council to beautify mini roundabouts
Leeds Green Party councillors will tomorrow (Wednesday 10 September 2025) call on the City Council to take steps to beautify mini roundabouts across the city. The past month has seen a national surge in interest in mini roundabouts, with DIY paintings of the St George flag appearing in hundreds of
Discover South Leeds history at Heritage Open Days 2025
This year the Heritage Open Days Festival, England’s largest festival of history and culture, has chosen the theme of Architecture, and events in South Leeds offer insights into religion, industry, sport and entertainment. Leeds Civic Trust has worked with organisations across the city to put on over 100 events for
Hunslet’s poor home form continues
Hunslet RLFC 6-46 Sheffield Eagles Hunslet suffered yet another home defeat at the South Leeds Stadium yesterday (7 September 2025), this time at the hands of second to bottom Sheffield Eagles. The Parksiders have one last chance next Saturday against Toulouse to win a home game and halt a grisly
Amazon volunteers decorate Jamyang Buddhist Centre
Jamyang Buddhist Centre in Holbeck has been spruced up thanks to the help of a group of Amazon employees. The ground floor of the centre, which serves the whole community, has been redecorated over three days by teams of ten volunteers. Their leader KG explained: “At Amazon we have an
South Leeds boxers to showcase their skills on Saturday
Boxers who train with Tristan Haynes at his Beeston gym are hopeful that 13 will prove a lucky number as they compete on Haynes Promotions 13 at The Angler’s in Burmantofts next Saturday (13 September 2025). These included Kieran MacMillan who turns 18 on the day. Rodillian Academy sixth-former MacMillan