What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Slung Low’s traditional Christmas Fayre will go ahead on Saturday (5 December 2020) at The Holbeck, Jenkinson Lawn as planned. This year’s event will take place in the car park to ensure it is Covid-compliant, but will feature the usual mix of craft stalls, ideal for those last minute Christmas
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Staff at New Bewerley Community School in Beeston have set themselves the task of ensuring every child in school, all 420, gets a Christmas present this year. Jemma Seavers, Learning Mentor and lead person for Child Protection and Safeguarding at the school, told South Leeds Life: “I am hoping to
The Drysalters pub on the ring road is once again under threat as the developers whose planning application was refused in September have submitted a new application. Once again the wish to demolish the pub and build a drive through coffee shop. The pub is a valued local facility serving
Leeds Civic Trust has organised a talk about Holbeck-born Ivy Benson, the jazz band leader who has a Blue Plaque on Cemetery Road in Beeston. The talk, entitled ‘Sax Appeal: Ivy Benson & Her All-Girls Band’, will be given by Janet Tennant who has written a biography of Ivy Benson.
A decorated vehicle will be sprinkling some Christmas magic as it visits streets in Beeston, Middleton and Rothwell in December and in the process raising valuable funds for local older people’s charities. The idea was the brainchild of Helen Windross who works at Sense of Occasion on Old Lane in
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Leeds City Council and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are lighting up iconic buildings today to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). Leeds Civic Hall, Leeds Town Hall and the Brotherton Wing at Leeds General Infirmary will be illuminated in the colours of the trans flag to honour those who
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A report presented to Leeds City Council’s Executive Board today (18 November 2020) set out more savings proposals for the financial year 2021/22 in an attempt to address the significant impact of coronavirus and ongoing reductions in funding. It detailed the actions underway and proposed to address the financial gap