What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It might seem too good to be true, but on Monday (20 July 2020) Beeston is hosting a temporary ‘Free Shop’ where you can pick up a range of second hand goods … without paying a penny! The ‘shop’ is part of the Leave Leeds Tidy scheme – this year
The owners of Winstons Health and Leisure on Dewsbury Road in Beeston, described as a “brothel” by West Yorkshire Police three years ago, have applied for a licence to sell alcohol. This will be the fourth attempt to get such a licence. The last application, made by DRH Health Ltd
Bus stops on main routes in Belle Isle, Middleton and Cottingley are set for an upgrade including new shelters and real-time bus information boards. The plans are part of a £7.36 million investment across the city which will be discussed by Councillors on the Executive Board on Monday (20 July
Leeds City Council is warning local residents not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date. Households across the city will start to receive their annual canvass letter this week and are being urged to check the details
Go Higher West Yorkshire are running a virtual Higher Education Week this week (13-17 July 2020). This involves all the Universities and Colleges of West Yorkshire who have come together to provide online sessions mainly for Year 12s and 13s or Level 3 students around Higher Education and their next
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
An independent review of the ‘Managed Approach’ to street sex work in Holbeck recommends that the approach remains in place and continues to evolve. The report, published this morning (10 July 2020) was commissioned last year and undertaken by The University of Huddersfield. It concludes that the Managed Approach should
Backbench Councillors on the Children and Families Scrutiny Board have released the decision to spend almost £7 million on extending Cockburn School, which will now be implemented. The original decision was made by the Executive Board on 24 June 2020 by Conservative Councillors ‘called it in’ for scrutiny. The Board
As lockdown eases more services and attractions are reopening to the public, but park playgrounds remain closed for now. All, of course, are putting precautions in place to remain Covid-safe and maintain social distancing. People should keep a distance of 2m apart unless there is a barrier such as a
Jessica Kemp from Belle Isle is appealing for a donor to come forward to provide a kidney for her daughter Emily. Both Emily, aged 11, and her sister Poppy, 10 suffer from a very rare kidney disease call Cystinosis. Whilst the condition can be treated with drugs in the the