Video report: Elements Primary school starts to take shape
The new Elements Primary School in Middleton is starting to take shape as the first modules of the new building arrived on site on Tuesday 8 May.
View the plans for the Tetley Brewery site redevelopment
Plans for the former Tetley Brewery site in Hunslet will be unveiled at an exhibition in The Tetley art gallery on Thursday and Friday this week (9 & 10 May 2019). The sheer size of the site has meant that plans have come forward in stages. Back in October 2017
Get set for Adventures in Holbeck
Slung Low’s annual How To … Festival is an established event on the calendar and this year’s looks set to be bigger and better at their new base – The Holbeck. Sunday 12 May 2019 promises to be a day of family-friendly workshop activities and performances to suit all ages.
Sisters launch women’s Couch to 5K course
South Leeds Sisters, the all women running club, are launching a new ‘Couch to 5K’ course to help people get more active. Couch To 5K was developed by the NHS and is a proven nine week programme which will take you from doing little or no exercise to running 5 kilometres.
Planning applications 29 April 2019
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 29 April 2019: Installation of new power supply and GRP sub station 1 Brown Avenue Holbeck Leeds LS11 0DS
Labour hold on in South Leeds
The Labour Party held on to the three South Leeds seats in yesterday’s (2 May 2019) Council election and held on to control of Leeds City Council, losing just four of their 61 seats across the city. Results came in the early hours of Friday morning following an overnight count
Read our May newspaper online
We have been distributing copies of the May newspaper to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11 since Wednesday (1 May 2019). Copies are available from libraries, community centres, schools, GP practices, shops, and other community venues. Copies are also available at Dewsbury Road Tescos. You can find a full list
Determined Dan is fighting cancer and helping others
If you are looking for a definition of resilience you could do a lot worse that take a look at Cockburn School student Daniel Morton. Having gone through brain surgery four times in the last five years, he has more than earned his nickname ‘Determined Dan’. “I’m determined to fight
Middleton Woods parkrun’s first milestone
Over two thousand runners have run over 20,000 miles around Middleton Park in the last year. If this means nothing to you, you haven’t caught up with the global phenomenon that is parkrun. It’s success lies in its simplicity: people turn up each Saturday morning to their local park at
Bluebell Walks launch summer events in Middleton Park
Friends of Middleton Park launch their summer season of events with escorted walks through the bluebell woods on Sunday 5 and Bank Holiday Monday 6 May. The Friends have teamed up with Middleton Railway and will greet passengers arriving at Park Halt on the 11am, 1pm and 2:40pm trains. You