What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This just a quick post to explain that there won’t be much news on the South Leeds Life website for the next week or so as the Editor is going to be away on holiday. We have scheduled a few posts to come out whilst he’s away and he’s promised
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 10 August 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of use to commercial vehicle
Leeds City Council are consulting residents on this year’s woodland creation programme with three sites identified in South Leeds. The proposal at Bismarck Street in Beeston Hill is to plant two standard trees (6-8 feet) on a small green space, just off Lady Pit Lane. The plan in Belle Isle
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Holbeck where Acorn, the community union, is holding a Summer Fete at Holbeck Working Men’s Club on Saturday from 12-5pm. Pop in for games, refreshments, bouncy castle and
Dakota from Hunslet Carr Primary School and Libby from St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School in Beeston are amongst 11 candidates for the position of Leeds Children’s Mayor 2026. Earlier this year children in Year 5 were encouraged to write a manifesto setting out a project that they would implement if
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 3 August 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Full Flexible Planning Permission (Under Class
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week with the Middleton Pop Up Market. You’ll find lots of lovely handmade items including clothing, jewelery, soaps and food; all made by local people at Middleton Park Circus from
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 27 July 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Double-sided digital free standing unit advertisement
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston where Beeston in Bloom will be marking the Love Your Park initiative. You are invited to join them between 10am-12pm for some litter picking
West Yorkshire Needs a Tram campaign has today (Monday 27 July 2026) marked ‘Supertram Day’ by calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make a “cast iron” pledge to fully fund a West Yorkshire mass transit system, 33 years after the last attempt at a city tram was approved. On