What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We all deserve to live in happy, healthy, and clean neighbourhoods. Our local environment is a huge factor to our wellbeing; unfortunately both are trashed by problematic waste and fly-tipping. Litter and fly-tipping continues to dominate conversations I have with folks across South Leeds. The issue is chronic, and appears
A group which promotes active lifestyles by offering free sports sessions in South Leeds has won building materials to continue its growth. Champions Community Sport and Health CIC has been named as a regional winner in Selco Builders Warehouse’s Community Heroes competition, securing £1,000 to spend in-store at the leading
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 9 June 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of use from E to
Leeds City Council has launched a consultation on refreshed planning guidance for the future regeneration of land surrounding the Elland Road football stadium, which could deliver a multi-billion pound boost to the city’s economy including potentially up to 2,000 new homes along with major leisure and commercial opportunities. The council
Productivity and growth are buzzwords on the lips of society’s so called leaders at all times. Many from all sides, take a sneering swipe across the bows of the working class vessels when they talk about getting people into working again.
A new report has set out the impressive results being achieved by Leeds’s Council Housing Growth Programme (CHGP) – and the plans that mean the city is perfectly placed to keep building on that success. Middleton has already benefited with a large development on the site formerly occupied by Throstle
In March this year over 2,000 people attended the inaugural We Demand Change Summit of Resistance in London and on Sunday (15 June 2025) West Yorkshire is hosting its own We Demand Change summit at Beaver Works in Hunslet. Attendees will be joining for a packed day of workshops, panels
South Leeds man and running club founder Dean Smith has completed a 44-mile ultra-marathon and raised over £5,000 for Combat Stress, a charity which helps former servicemen and women deal with issues like trauma, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The D-Day 44 Challenge commemorates the 1944 Allied invasion of
Hunslet Festival returns on Saturday (14 June 2025) from 11:30am-4pm and plans are coming together to make this year’s event bigger and better. Hunslet Festival is an annual event taking place in June on Church Street/Grove Road field in Hunslet. It is a fantastic celebration of the community and features
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (15 June 2025) exploring the history of railways in the park. Events across the country celebrate 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway this year. While Locomotion was making its debut, steam locos