What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 27 August 2018: Alterations involving conversion part of lower ground floor to form habitable rooms including lightwell to front
After another car crash involving young men, residents ask: “How long ’til someone dies?” Residents were left reeling as a crashed car lay across the entrance to Mohammed Hanif’s shop on Stratford Street. His daughter Sunjeeda Hanif arrived on the scene shortly after the smash at 6pm on Thursday 23 August 2018. She told
Knowing many of their members can’t get away for a holiday, Trinity Network created a holiday at home over three days in Belle Isle. On day one members were treated to a day at the seaside including fish and chips, sandcastles, a wurlitzer, ice creams and if not donkey rides,
The agenda for Inner South Community Committee, which will be held next Wednesday (5 September 2018) at 4:30pm 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,
The Friends of Middleton Park are hoping to make improvements to the children’s play area in the park – but they need your help. With Council funds stretched to breaking point, the Friends are applying for external grants and they need comments from residents to show funders that there is
Forward Leeds, the city’s drug and alcohol service is sharing advice and information on what to do in the event of an overdose for International Overdose Awareness Day this week. Today (31 August 2018) is International Overdose Awareness Day and Forward Leeds are using this to help members of the
Danielle Watkins, the coach of Leeds Dynamite Cheerleaders in Middleton has been appointed coach to the England ParaCheer Freestyle Pom team. For those of you not familiar with the world of cheerleading, this means Danielle will be at the ICU World Championships in the United States next April. This is
Are you struggling in the jobs market? Do you need to brush up your core skills? The Passport To Work programme which starts next week at Beeston Skills Hub, might be just what you need. Over 12 weeks you will work on practical work related skills; essential Maths and English
A new mural has appeared in Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park on the wall of the Watsonian Pavillion. The work was commissioned by Beeston Festival and features the work of many festival goers who made their mark with aerosols on the day. Now local artist Claire Bentley-Smith has completed the work
We are sad to report the death of William (Bill) Cutler, Cottingley Hall Estate’s longest standing resident, aged 99. After service in the Royal Navy, Bill moved to Cottingley shortly after the end of the Second World War. Amid a housing shortage, pre-fabricated homes were quickly built at Cottingley and