What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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.
Councillors on the City Plans Panel overwhelmingly backed the controversial Park & Ride Scheme at Stourton at their meeting today (24 January 2019). The scheme will see parking for 1200 cars on land between Hunslet Cemetery and Junction 7 of the M621. The site will be served by electric buses
300 residents of Middleton at high risk of lung cancer will have a scan over two weeks in January at a mobile scanning unit in Asda’s car park thanks to Yorkshire Cancer Research. The charity has funded the mobile unit which comes in three articulated lorries and contains a full
Leeds Library service is starting a new Coding Club for children aged 7-11 at Dewsbury Road Community Hub. Communities Librarian Rachel Benn said: “We are so excited about starting this new Coding Club. The children will discover our easy to follow projects which will help them to learn a variety
The Old White Hart in Beeston was packed for South Leeds Radio’s launch party on Thursday (17 January 2019) which mixed live music with a chance to hear from the presenters about what was in store for listeners over the coming months. South Leeds Radio is a new community radio
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 14 January 2019: Retrospective fencing application Springwell View/Springwell Road Holbeck Leeds LS12 1BH Ref. No: 19/00091/FU | Status: Current