What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Cineworld Leeds celebrates its one-year anniversary this weekend 16–18 November 2018, after welcoming nearly 350,000 cinema-goers in its first year. Located at White Rose shopping centre, the cinema houses 11 state of the art screens including an impressive IMAX screen and new ScreenX theatre. Cineworld Leeds has shown over 370
Tomorrow’s football superstars can get in even more practice now after two sets of goalposts have been installed in Beeston after funding from local Councillors Andrew Scopes, Gohar Almass and Angela Gabriel. Budding strikers can now take aim on the fields just off Parkwood Close and those near Normanton Place.
The Music Federation Schools (Windmill in Belle Isle and Low Road, Hunslet) have supplied many of the vocal performances for the new Sainbury’s Christmas advert now being broadcast to TVs across the nation. The schools have for some time been renowned for their unique curriculum, incredibly high aspirations, and glowing
With Holbeck residents and sex work support agencies outside the Civic Hall and then joining the public gallery, Councillors debated how to tackle the issue of the ‘Managed Approach’ to street sex work in Holbeck during a meeting of the full Council at Leeds Civic Hall yesterday (14 November 2018).
Against the backdrop of the shock announcement that central government are set to give Leeds a third less funding than anticipated for the new Clean Air Zone, south Leeds residents have now publicly launched a campaign for their communities to be included back into the plan – and insist that
The ‘South Leeds Together’ programme has released its second and third calls for funding. The funding, known as Community Led Local Development, uses European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) monies and is made up of both the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). ESF supports
Detectives are appealing for information following a knifepoint robbery in Leeds City Centre on Monday (12 November 2018). The incident happened at around 6.25pm at a car park on David Street in Holbeck when the victim, a 36-year-old woman, was walking to her car. As she got close to the
Plans to protect of one of the most important listed buildings in the North of England and ready it for future use are to be discussed by Leeds City Council. Holbeck’s Grade 1 listed Temple Works- also known as Temple Mill- needs urgent weather proofing to preserve its structure during
This weekend (16 & 17 November 2018) Northern Monk Brew Co are hosting their annual Dark City beer festival at their Holbeck home, The Old Flax Store. The weekend will host over 30 breweries, plus live music from 4 bands and a roster of local street food vendors. Northern Monk
Corporal Yanks Sawo from Beeston has been honoured for his service in the Royal Air Force. The Comendation was awarded at a ceremony at RAF Leeming near Northallerton on Thursday (8 November 2018). Cllr Mohammed Iqbal commented: “As armed forces Champion for Leeds, I was invited by my friend and