What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Residents across South Leeds came together for a series of Great Get Together events last weekend (22-25 June 2018). [slideshow_deploy id=’80402′] The events are promoted by the Jo Cox Foundation in memory of the Labour MP who was murdered during the 2016 general election campaign. In her maiden speech to Parliament,
Nearly 400 students from Cockburn School had an fiercely competitive day at South Leeds Stadium for their annual sports day (18 June 2018). Students aged between 11 and 15 took part in a full range of athletics events. The sun shone and when not competing, the students cheered on their
The newest member of the Leeds parkrun family takes place, like all parkruns, at 9am every Saturday morning and enjoys a scenic route through the trees of Middleton Park. The event has been successful at drawing runners and walkers, but is struggling for volunteers to make sure each run goes
Police are appealing for witnesses to locate missing Sean O’Neil from Leeds. Mr O’Neil (44) was last seen at his home address in the Thorpe Road area at about 4:30am this morning (25 June 2018) and was reported missing at lunchtime. He is described as white, 5ft 8ins tall and
Leeds City Council and partners are hosting an open day on Tuesday (26 June 2018), between 11am-2:30pm, for residents to find out about the help they can access at the newly opened Support Hub @ Holbeck. The Hub is located in a converted house at 5 Recreation View, in the
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 18 June 2018: Ramp to front Well Pharmacy Beeston District Centre Town Street Beeston Leeds Ref. No: 18/03600/FU |
Firefighters were called to blaze at Leeds Laser Cutting Limited on the Crescent Trading Estate, Dewsbury Road in Beeston this morning (22 June 2018). Two fire engines from the nearby Hunslet Fire Station attended just after 10am. The fire is thought to have been started by a machine malfunctioning. It
White Rose Shopping Centre has this week (20 June 2018) been awarded a national accolade – the SCEPTRE Award for Energy Management – thanks to its commitment to sustainability. The Leeds institution was named top in its category, beating competition from across the country. White Rose’s success is due a
The Middleton Railway Trust has been shortlisted for a prestigious White Rose Award by Welcome To Yorkshire. From their base at Moor Road in Hunslet the world’s oldest working railway runs weekend services up to Middleton Park using vintage steam and diesel engines built in Hunslet. As well as the
The next phase of public consultation on Connecting Leeds, measures to help transform transport and travel in and around Leeds, starts this week. A series of public drop-in sessions are to begin this Saturday on proposals for the A61 South (Hunslet Road, Low Road) bus route to introduce new infrastructure