What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A new community wellbeing group is launching at Hunslet Community Hub & Library next month. The new Men’s Self-Help Group is a structured, men’s-only peer support group facilitated by Tony Boncordo, Mental Health & Social Care Practitioner, and is aimed at men who live in Leeds aged 18+ who are looking
A controversial planning application to build supported housing for people at risk of homelessness in Beeston will be discussed at a meeting on Monday (1 June 2026). St George’s Crypt, which has run a city centre homeless shelter for many years, has submitted a planning application to build 34 self-contained
Hunslet RLFC is set to put the community centre stage when the Parksiders welcome London Broncos on Sunday (31 May 2026) with a range of family-focused initiatives and a Super Heroes-themed match day designed to celebrate local people and organisations making a difference. The club is encouraging supporters, families and
Over 3,000 pieces of sports kit have been donated to community groups and schools to tackle inequality and improve access to sport. The event at John Charles Centre for Sport was organised by the Kit Equipment Exchange Partnership (KEEP) to distribute sports kit and equipment to people across the city who
Barrow Raiders 36-22 Hunslet RLFC After two weeks without a game Hunslet got off to a slow start at Barrow Raiders yesterday (24 May 2026) as they sought their second win of the season from three trips to the North-West. On a boiling hot afternoon the home side got off
Ofsted published the report of their latest inspection of Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston on Friday (22 May 2026) downgrading their view of the school’s performance. Ofsted no longer publish single overall judgements of schools, but grade schools against seven criteria. Hugh Gaitskell met the ‘expected standard’ for inclusion
As previously reported, the Government has allocated £15.9m for the Heart of Holbeck project which will see St Matthew’s Community Centre refurbished and many houses improved amongst other projects. Plans include narrowing Domestic Street to make it more attractive to pedestrians accessing the shops and creating a one-way system to
Internationally acclaimed and Holbeck-based independent brewery Northern Monk have launched the Northern Monk Foundation, dedicated to improving access to the outdoors for marginalised and under-resourced communities and continuing the successful work of its Faith In Futures programme. Formerly the Faith in Futures Foundation, Northern Monk has donated £150,000 to community
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 18 May 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Alterations and conversion of detached outbuilding
