What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Middleton where the monthly Makers Market takes place on Saturday, 10am-2pm, at Middleton Park Circus. You’ll find
The Friends of Middleton Park (FoMP) will be holding their annual ‘fun’ dog show on Sunday (11 June 2023). The show is free to enter and certificates and rosettes will be presented to the top three in each of seven categories: Biggest smile Waggiest tail Prettiest bitch Most handsome dog
We reported last week on a mysterious outflow that was poisoning vegetation along the River Aire towpath, following investigations by Leeds City Council the culprits have come clean and the sludge has been stopped. Campaign group Friends of the Aire reported that their had been discharges since November 2022 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 29 May 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for a 5G 15m telecoms
Darcy is a young woman from Middleton who has had to face up to health challenges and is now challenging the community to help her take an opportunity of a lifetime as she recovers from her illness. Darcy, who is 14 years old and a student at Cockburn School, suffers
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week at Hunslet Oval (opposite Morrisons) where Hunslet ARLFC take on West Hull on Saturday. It’s first versus fourth
It was a game of two halves with both the cast and audience giving 110% in this family-friendly show about a little girl’s love of the beautiful game. We met young Freddie Farren in her backyard practicing her football skills. When she finds an old biscuit box with some very
We have been distributing copies of our June newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (1 June 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs
Nuri (Alfred Clay) and his wife Afra (Roxy Faridany) have fled war torn Syria and Nuri is relaying the story of the journey from Syria to the UK to meet up again with his Uncle Mustafá (Joseph Long). Nuri and Mustafá were both beekeepers in Aleppo before the war and
A film showing the work of Middleton-based charity Health For All has been released today (31 May 2023). The film has been made by Locality, a national umbrella group supporting local community organisations to be strong and successful. Each year they make three or four films focussing on the work