What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 9 December 2019: Telecommunications upgrade to existing monopole on concrete base and associated works Network Rail Jack Lane Railtrack
The 7th annual Christmas Lantern Festival took place this evening (13 December 2019) in Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park and was another great success. Hundreds of families attended on the cold but mostly dry night to enjoy carols, live animals, a giant snow globe, the Junk Christmas Tree competition, a mini-orienteering
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. If you haven’t booked your tickets for Middleton Railway’s Santa Specials, you are too late. All the trains up to Christmas are
On a bad night for Labour, sitting MP Hilary Benn held the safe Labour seat of Leeds Central which includes LS10 and LS11. However his majority was cut from 23,698 in 2017 to 19,270 and his share of the vote from 70.2% to 61.7%. Turnout was slightly higher at 54.4%
Last week a local charity that helps parents and family members who have suffered the bereavement of a baby or child was broken into and £2,000 worth of toys and equipment was stolen. The response of the South Leeds community has been fantastic in coming to the support of Charlies-Angel-Centre
Northern Monk Brewery have teamed up with Holbeck Together once again to create a photographic calendar celebrating people’s lives in Holbeck The 2020 True North calendar focuses on the stories and memories of individuals within the Holbeck community. Photographer and Northern Monk Patron, Mark Newton, spent some time with the
The South Leeds running community put on quite a show with the second annual Bah Humbug 10k trail race on Sunday (8 December 2019). The sell out event saw 600 runners from across Leeds and beyond tackle tough and at times slippery course on trails through Middleton Park, with the
The concert room in The Holbeck club was packed on Monday 25 November 2019 for the launch of a campaign by Leeds Citizens called: South Bank For South Leeds. As the redevelopment of parts of Holbeck and Hunslet close the river kicks on and the city centre moves southwards into
The popular Christmas Lantern Festival is back in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston, on Friday (13 December 2019) for its 7th year. Join hundreds of people from across South Leeds for an evening of music, carols, arts and craft, animal petting, hot food and drink, thousands of lights and lanterns –
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 2 December 2019: Alterations to remove disabled parking spaces and replace with a sloping entrance to store Unit 2,