What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Holbeck-based arts organisation, Pyramid, has launched a crowdfunder with help from its members to secure its future amidst rising costs and funding cuts. For over 35 years, Pyramid has been supporting people with learning disabilities and autism to discover the arts and develop as artists. Growing from an art group that used
A widower has hailed the “life-changing” impact of community groups for helping him emerge from years of loneliness and solitude to find his voice as a singer in one of Leeds’s best-known choirs. Colin Clark, 64, of Middleton, now performs sell-out shows to audiences of several hundred as a member
Landsec, owner of one of the UK’s leading retail destination portfolios, has released its annual social and economic impact report revealing how White Rose Shopping Centre and Trinity Leeds are helping to drive local growth, contributing £308,095,816 to the local economy and supporting 6,347 jobs in 2025. Together, White Rose
Young people in South Leeds can look forward to another sparkling summer of outdoor fun with free Activity Days and Breeze In The Park visiting sites around the area. Breeze will bring a jam-packed array of activities, featuring everything from sports and games to art and music – and, of
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (26 July 2026) exploring trees and butterflies within the park. As part of city wide butterfly conservation work, this year work has started on a wild flower meadow on the ‘Old Nine’ area of
A youth engagement event is coming to Belle Isle on Thursday (23 July 2026) 1-3pm at the West Grange Road MUGA (multi use games area), LS10 3UY. Leeds Federated Housing Association, BITMO and Places for People have joined force with Opera North and the Hunslet and Belle Isle Community Project
The latest Ofsted inspection at Middleton St Mary’s C of E Primary School has found that the school meets the expected standard across the board and is strong on Attendance and Behaviour. In their report, which was published on Thursday (16 July 2026), Inspectors commented that: “Pupils enjoy coming to
Caddick Construction welcomed a group of year 8 students from Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust to its SOYO Block D development site in Leeds city centre, as part of Ahead Partnership’s Shaping Our Future programme, which aims to prevent young people from becoming Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). The four-year
Beeston Primary School has said a heartfelt farewell to Mrs Corcoran, who has retired after an outstanding 34 years of dedicated service as a teaching assistant. Throughout her career, Mrs Corcoran has supported hundreds of children on their learning journey, helping many to develop a love of reading and grow
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 13 July 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Application under S106A for the modification