What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Royal Mail have officially announced today (6 February 2019) that they have scrapped plans to merge Holbeck Delivery Office and the Leeds City Delivery Office. The announcement follows an eighteen month campaign by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the local community. As we reported back in September
Ground works for the permanent building at Elements Primary School in Middleton have got underway with arrival of heavy earth moving equipment on site. The first phase of work, due to last ten weeks, will see topsoil across the site removed, sifted and reinstated. This is necessary to check for
This Sunday (10 February 2019) sees the fifth annual Running For Skye fun run take place in Middleton Park. Skye Sutcliffe was the Middleton youngster who tragically died two years ago having battled two rare forms of Leukaemia. Skye’s grandma Amelia commented: “Help us keep Skye’s memory alive and kicking
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 28 January 2019: Change of use of ground floor training centre (use Class D1) to five dwellings (use Class
We have been distributing copies of the February newspaper to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11 since Wednesday (30 January 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
Before Christmas Year 6 children at Cottingley Primary Academy wrote to their MP and Councillors to express their concerns about the Cottingley Hall estate. The pupils raised a range of issues in their well crafted letters: “Residents are embarrassed of where they live because their environment is getting ruined and
Back in October we reported that Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, was moving from under the viaduct to The Holbeck club. I caught up with Artistic Director Alan Lane to find out how the move was going. I arrived to find the power off at the club as workmen
West Yorkshire Police have issued the following statement about the Police presence on Helston Road, Middleton: Shortly after midnight today (Wednesday 30 January 2019) officers attended an address on Helston Road in Middleton. A 45-year-old male was arrested for possession of an offensive weapon at the address and was taken
Pupils at New Bewerley Community School in Beeston have a new outdoor facility with the opening of an all weather sports track. The all weather track is already a hit with the children who are keen to get on their scooters at any opportunity. The track cost £22,765 to install
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 21 January 2019: Conversion of 4 bedsits to 2no apartments, including replacement windows and doors with new timber units.