What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Beeston Broncos amateur rugby league club are encouraging more children to join their youth teams. The club trains on a pitch behind Lane End Primary School (at the bottom of Beeston Road) and have their own changing rooms and clubhouse on site. “Rugby League is a great way to
Beeston’s BasementArtsProject has teamed up with Depot Art Studios to let artists from Leeds and Manchester show their work in each other’s city. The last five years have seen a significant period of development for both BasementArtsProject; Leeds and Depot Art Studios; Manchester. Defined over time by a sense of
Aspiring Communities has organised a litter pick in Cross Flatts Park on Sunday (13 May 2018) to be followed by refreshments and family fun. Shaz Akhtar, one of the organisers, said: “We would like our community to come together to keep the people’s park a clean and safe environment for
New Bewerley Community School in Beeston is celebrating after having been found to be ‘Good’ across the board in their latest Ofsted inspection. Amongst their findings, Inspectors reported that: “From their low starting points in Reception, most pupils make strong progress by the time they reach the end of Year
A woman and her child were treated for smoke inhalation following a house fire in Middleton yesterday evening. Two fire engines from Hunslet Fire Station attended the property on Ring Road Middleton just after 7pm yesterday (Sunday 6 May 2018). The fire had started in the kitchen with a microwave
Mulch ado about rotting! Leeds residents encouraged to give composting a go for International Compost Week. Leeds City Council is inviting residents to come and learn about the many benefits of composting from an expert, as they prepare to tour garden centres across Leeds in celebration of International Compost Week
You can call it rapping, or poetry, slamming or ranting – it’s all performing the spoken word. In the run up to Beeston Festival Phil Pearce and Kevin Philips are running free weekly workshops, starting on Tuesday 8 May, 6-7pm at City Evangelical Church on Cemetery Road. During the ten
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 30 April 2018: 6m single storey rear extension, 3.95m to ridge height and 2.5m to eaves 43 Old Lane
Thanks to a donation from HARIBO, 14 community projects have received a Leeds Fund grant to improve the emotional and mental wellbeing of young people across Leeds. Managed by Leeds Community Foundation (LCF), The Leeds Fund has distributed over £600,000 since it was launched in 2016 to support a variety
The Holbeck, formerly Holbeck Working Men’s Club is celebrating 140 years of serving the community on Saturday (5 May 2018). In the afternoon from 12-4pm there will be a family fun day featuring a bouncy castle, go karts, face painting, tombola, food, Leeds Rhinos, the Fire Service and a table