What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Once more the intrepid players of the St Andrew’s Pantomime Group are gearing up for their annual show, which this year will be Snow White. A long time ago, in a small town called Beeston, there lived a princess called Snow White. Her home life wasn’t very happy thanks to
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 5 November 2018: Change of use to 8 flats with community support centre at lower ground floor and mezzanine
Two women from Belle Isle decided to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War in an unusual way – leaving small bouquets of flowers across Middleton, Belle Isle and Hunslet early this morning (10 November 2018). Nicci McCulloch and Kirsty Oxley run a venue styling company
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a day of disability drop-in sessions next Tuesday (13 November 2018) to coincide with the UK’s first day dedicated to accessible shopping: Purple Tuesday. Purple Tuesday, which is coordinated by disability organisation Purple, has been endorsed by the government and is being supported by
Sunday (11 November 2018) marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that brought the First World War to an end. Services and acts of Remembrance are being held across South Leeds to remember the local men and women who died in the armed forces in both World Wars and other
The city-wide Compass Festival is bringing an interactive artwork to Holbeck and Beeston, testing the temperature of the community through five questions or statements. Over 5 days during the festival, starting on Monday 19 November, Measures of Us will unfold in six neighbourhoods around the city, asking questions which take
Thrive Law, a Leeds based firm specialising in employment law with a focus on mental health, has appointed Khaleeqa Bostan as Digital Marketing Apprentice. South Leeds Life reported back in June how Khaleeqa, from Beeston, raised over £750 in an online campaign after arson attacks on two local places of
Morrisons on Church Street has launched its biggest breakfast sandwich yet – The Builders Big Breakfast Butty – which weighs in at a hefty three quarters of a kilo and is a full four inches deep. The butty is packed with the cooked breakfast essentials including bacon, hash browns or