What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Families are invited to swing into February half term at White Rose Shopping Centre as its much-loved free craft club returns with a roarsome jungle-themed experience for little explorers from Monday 16 – Friday 20 February 2026. Fun for the whole family, drop-in crafting sessions will be held from 10am–4pm
Families are invited to suit up for an action-packed February half term as the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds welcomes back its much-loved Superheroes event, returning by popular demand from 14–22 February 2026. After proving very popular in previous years, the free family event is back with a full week
Property developer Allenby Commercial has expanded its business premises offer in West Yorkshire, with its first site now fully occupied. The team bought The Courtyard on Church Street in Hunslet, in late 2024 and three out of five self-contained ground and first floor units were already occupied, with a full
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 2 February 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective application for permanent retention of
Hunslet RLFC 6-52 Huddersfield Giants Hunslet exited the Challenge Cup last night (6 February 2026) at the hands of Super League Huddersfield Giants for the second season in a row. The fulltime professional outfit showed too much class early on and were effectively in control inside the first quarter of
Product design students have been set a real-world sustainability challenge following a visit to a major live construction project in Leeds. Students from Elliott Hudson College were welcomed on site while work is underway to significantly expand the existing Primark store at White Rose Shopping Centre. Lindum Group is delivering
Creating Community Hunslet: Crafting Connections at Hunslet Library A new wave of creativity and connection swept through Hunslet Library on Wednesday (4 February 2026) as Creating Community Hunslet officially launched its weekly crafting group. The event drew a lively crowd of locals eager to stitch, glue, and chat their way
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Beeston where Leeds Dads will be holding another free Soft Play session, 10am-12pm on Saturday morning at Little Angels behind the Tommy Wass pub, LS11 7HL. This for
An ambitious vision to guide the transformation of land around Leeds United’s iconic Elland Road stadium is set to go before senior councillors in Leeds next week. Members of Leeds City Council’s executive board will be updated on the proposed final draft of the Elland Road planning statement, which sets
This year, Ramadan is expected to begin on the evening of Tuesday 17 February 2026 and end on either Wednesday 18 March or Thursday 19 March 2026, depending on the sighting of the moon. As Muslims in West Yorkshire, across Britain and around the world prepare for a month of