What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The brown bin garden waste collection service restarts in Leeds next week. After its winter break, the service resumes as a sign of spring’s arrival from Monday 23 March 2026 for all residents who receive a brown bin collection. All bin collection dates can be seen at www.leeds.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/check-your-bin-day, while helpful
Beloved Leeds Dock brunch spot, Fearns, is giving Sundays a twist with the launch of its brand new ‘Doggy Sunday Service’ every Sunday. The ‘Doggy Sunday Service’ offers a mini Sunday roast for dogs, priced at just £6. The dog-friendly dish includes a combination of meat, vegetables, potatoes, and gravy
Andrea Levy’s Small Island at Leeds Playhouse serves both as a compelling drama and an education presenting perspectives that are often absent from narratives. Set in the 1940s (but could just as easily been set today), it follows the story of Hortense and Gilbert who relocate from Jamaica to Britain
Leeds’ new 24-acre mixed-use district, Aire Park (the former Tetleys brewery site) is set to welcome leading multidisciplinary built environment consultancy, Ridge and Partners to 1 South Brook Street. Following continued growth at the firm, which employs 65 people in Leeds, it will relocate from Brewery Wharf to take 6,930
Great Western Railway is trialling an innovative new rail seat technology on its Exeter to Exmouth and Paignton route, as part of ongoing work to explore sustainable and durable alternatives for future rolling stock. The EcoSeat™, developed by Beeston-based spring manufacturer Spinks and rail seat specialist Quantum Seating, uses pocket spring technology
Women in Leeds who have experienced domestic abuse are being invited to attend a supportive and welcoming gathering at St George’s Centre in Middleton on Tuesday 31 March 2026. The meeting, organised by Survivor-led Sisterhood Leeds, brings together women who have lived through domestic abuse to support one another in
Yorkshire Water will begin two further storm overflow discharge reduction projects in South Leeds in the next two weeks – as part of a £1.5bn programme progressing across the county to improve water quality in the region’s rivers and seas. The new projects mean a total of nine storm overflow
Thousands of bags of rubbish are set to be collected over the coming weeks on England’s motorways and major A roads in support of the Great British Spring Clean. Littering on England’s major roads is a problem all year round, a recent study conducted by National Highways revealed. More than
A retired South Leeds man has credited parkrun with saving his life, after a noticeable drop in his running performance led doctors to discover a blocked artery, which ultimately resulted in a triple heart bypass operation. Bill Brady, 71, a regular at Cross Flatts parkrun in Beeston, first noticed something
Middleton Railway will hold its annual Community Day on Saturday 18 April 2026 at its Moor Road base in Hunslet. This is a great opportunity for local groups to share their activities with the public and recruit new volunteers to help run things. Last year groups such as the Friends