What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As part of our election coverage South Leeds Life is hosting three online hustings meeting again this year. All the candidates standing in the Leeds City Council elections for our three wards have been invited and we would like you to join us too. This is your opportunity to put
A new short film has been released about the making of the opera ‘Noah’s Flood‘ last July in Holbeck, which featured the children of Ingram Road Primary School. The production was a collaboration between Slung Low and The Manchester Collective to stage Benjamin Britten’s community opera Noah’s Flood, but the
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 8 April 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of two freestanding illuminated totems
Leeds Dynamite Dance is set to fly out to the USA in a couple of days to complete in the world championships. The Middleton-based group, who train at the Ark Family Centre and Middleton Park Baptist Church, are taking two teams out of our five bid winning teams to compete
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 on Saturday morning with the Middleton Makers Market, 10am-2pm, at Middleton Park Circus. Lots of lovely handmade items including clothing,
Aleks Smith is an 11 year old kickboxer from Middleton. Already in his short career he has won medals at national and international events. As we reported last year he won a silver medal for England at the WKC World Kickboxing Championships in Orlando, Florida. Now he has the chance
250 back to back houses in Holbeck are set to receive insulation works to reduce householders’ energy bills. Senior councillors on the executive board will discuss plans for the Rydalls, Shaftons, Crosbys, Runswicks and Pleasants areas at their meeting next Wednesday (17 April 2024). A smaller scheme for the Cedars
The Nishkam Nursery on Lady Pit Lane in Beeston has been judged ‘Good’ in all areas following an inspection by Ofsted last month. Last year inspectors judged that the nursery ‘Requires Improvement’, but the current report praises management, reporting that: “Since the last inspection, the management team has evaluated practice
On Saturday (6 April 2024) Middleton Railway celebrated the many community groups in the area at their Community Day. As well as free train rides up to Middleton Park, visitors at the Moor Road station were able to talk to groups including: Middleton Life History Group MHA Communities South Leeds
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 1 April 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for the demolition of pump