What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The candidates for the 2019 Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward and Middleton Park ward. After last year’s ‘all out’ election, we are back into the cycle of electing one
Sharp Lane Primary School has restarted its monthly car boot sale now we have moved into Spring. The first event, held on Saturday 30 March 2019, was a great success and will be repeated on the last Saturday of the month through to July. The sales run from 8am-12pm and
Voters in parts of Holbeck were surprised to receive Polling cards advising them to cast their vote in next month’s local election at Mill Hill Chapel on City Square in the centre of Leeds. Amongst those affected were residents of Sandlewood Close, who would literally have to pass a Polling
A Leeds GP has put together a short video offering advice to people with Type 2 diabetes who are gearing up for Ramadan which is expected to start on 5 May*. Dr Mohammed (Mo) Sattar, a GP at Woodhouse Medical Practice, has been working with Leeds GP Confederation to run
Leeds Urban Bike Park opened its doors on 1 December 2017. Since then it’s been used over 300,000 times by riders using its bump track, BMX track and MTB (Multi Terrain Bike or Mountain Bike) trail through the woods. We spoke to Jeremy Hayes of Cycle Pathway CIC, the company
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 25 March 2019: Single storey front extension The Church Of Pentecost UK APN House Temple Crescent Beeston Leeds LS11
Did you know that you can see the International Space Station (ISS) with the naked eye in South Leeds? OK, you can see it from anywhere in the world, not just South Leeds, if you know when and where to look. Over the next week there will be a series
Council elections will be held in Leeds on Thursday 2 May. After last year’s ‘all out’ election, we are back into the cycle of electing one councillor in each ward each year. The three councillors with the lowest vote last year – Andrew Scopes (Beeston & Holbeck), Paul Wray (Hunslet
We have been distributing copies of the April newspaper to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11 since Wednesday (27 March 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
Yesterday (27 March 2019) Leeds City Council declared a ‘Climate Emergency’ and called for a city wide ‘conversation’. This recognition of the grave threat of climate change comes against the backdrop of international school strikes (see below) and reports of species extinctions. Cllr Judith Blake (Middleton councillor and leader of