What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
White Rose Shopping Centre is encouraging visitors to donate a gift for deserving children this Christmas as the Giving Tree returned on Monday (19 November 2018). The annual charitable drive, in association with Heart Yorkshire, asks shoppers to donate gifts of all shapes and sizes or monetary contributions to benefit
It might still be November, but Christmas is definitely on its way and communities around South Leeds are preparing to switch on their own local Christmas Lights. Here’s a full rundown: Belle Isle Join ward Councillors Judith Blake, Kim Groves and Paul Truswell at 3:30pm on Monday 26 November at
A rogue landlord has been fined for failing to correctly licence and maintain a property on Cemetery Road in Beeston – and is now nearly £8,000 out of pocket. Earlier this year the council undertook visits to potentially unlicensed houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) on Cemetery Road, Beeston. One of
Residents of the Cottingley Hall estate have been working with local Councillors, Cottingley Hall TRAC and the Community Centre to identify five key issues on the estate. On Saturday (24 November 2018) they will come together for a Community Action Day to explore the issues in more detail and come up
Belle Isle Road was closed city-bound near the Grey Goose this afternoon (20 November 2018) as West Yorkshire Police, including armed officers, responded to an incident. In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “West Yorkshire Police received a call at 1.40pm today reporting a suspected sighting of a firearm in
The agenda for Inner South Community Committee, which will be held next Wednesday (28 November 2018) at 2pm has been published. The Committee is made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park. The meeting starts with an Open Forum,
Beeston In Bloom have teamed up with St Mary’s Church in Beeston to hold a Christmas Tree Festival in the church. Local community groups, including the Scouts, Cockburn John Charles Academy, Shine and Friends of Stank Hall Barn have been invited to provide and decorate a tree to portray their
The Measures Of Us art project started today with people in Beeston and Holbeck being asked if they laugh everyday. As previously reported, Measures Of Us is part of the Compass Festival, a programme of arts events taking place across Leeds this week. Each day this week a new question
Make a slight change to your drinking to feel the benefits says Forward Leeds The Leeds alcohol and drugs service Forward Leeds are asking people to pledge a small change to their drinking behaviour and share it on social media using the hashtag #InspiredChange. It is part of a campaign
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) happening on Tuesday (20 November 2018) is an annual observance that honours the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. A number of events including a candlelit vigil will be held to honour all those whose lives were lost to