What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
There’s nothing quite like stepping out of your front door to find a family-friendly new Shakespeare production happening in your community. But that’s exactly what will be happening across Leeds this month when Leeds Playhouse heads out on a Community Tour with Makebeth by award-winning playwright Hannah Khalil. This exciting
Leeds-based housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise has appointed Sarfraz Hussain as Director of Housing Operations. He joins the organisation – which manages affordable homes in Beeston and Holbeck – with more than 20 years of experience in senior housing leadership roles across housing associations, local government and consultancy. Most
Families are in for a treat this half term as the ever-popular Kids’ Carnival returns to White Rose Shopping Centre with rides and games for all ages from Thursday 21 – Sunday 31 May 2026. The free-to-enter carnival will run from 11am–9pm during school holidays and weekends, and from 3pm–8pm
A New York-style pizza business can open its first takeaway in the city after plans were agreed with the council. Edges Pizza applied to convert a vacant railway arch at Fourth Court on Bridge Road in Holbeck. Pizzas will be pre-ordered online from the collection-only shop after Leeds City Council
Political control of the city council is set to be confirmed after Labour lost its overall majority in the local elections. The city’s 99 councillors are due to meet at the Civic Hall on Wednesday (20 May 2026) for the authority’s annual meeting. Labour remains by far the city’s biggest
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Beeston with a day of art-based fun and frolics ‘On The Corner’ organised by BasementArtsProject. As well as finding the ear of the Listening City, you can help
Safety measures will be needed to prevent high winds swirling around a planned 24-storey city centre flats development. Councillors were told wind “baffles” would be used when early-stage designs for the scheme on land at Meadow Lane were presented. Developer Glenbrook hopes to build 246 flats after an agreement was
Situation Leeds | come and join us for a day of fun and frolics out in the open on ‘The Corner’ Pocket Sculpture Park, Tunstall Road (opposite BasementArtsProject).
A number of people have been arrested and warrants executed at addresses in Leeds as part of an investigation into theft and Class A drug supply offences. The warrants were executed at addresses on Stafford Street, Hunslet; Chelsea Grove, Wortley; and Tempest Road, Beeston; combined with arrest enquiries at further
