What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The popular annual Cross Flatts Park Lantern Festival returns to Beeston this Christmas – on Friday evening (8 December 2017). The free, family-friendly event will once again feature carol singing (led by the local Salvation Army brass band), live animals to meet and pet, refreshments (this year including roast chestnuts),
Cockburn School always produces a show for Christmas and this year it is School of Rock which opened tonight (5 December 2017). The show tells the story of Dewey Finn, a slacker rock guitarist who finds himself teaching rock’n’roll to primary school children. This heartwarming story is told through song
The first phase of new Urban Bike Park in Middleton Park was officially opened on Friday (1 December 2017). Speaking at the opening Cllr Judith Blake (Leader of Leeds City Councillor and member for Middleton park ward) spoke enthusiastically about the growth in popularity of cycling in Leeds since the
Police are appealing for witnesses after a scooter rider was left with serious injuries after a road traffic collision in South Leeds early this morning (5 December 2017). The incident happened at 3:50am on Dewsbury Road at the junction with Trentham Street when the bike and a dark-coloured Volkswagen were
Two young people from South Leeds have just returned from Washington DC where they have been representing the UK as student ambassadors. [slideshow_deploy id=’70475′] Krissie Murray from Belle Isle and Rabbi Mbata from Hunslet are part of the Bridge To Employment project. They applied for the three year scheme when
Police are appealing for information to trace a man who is wanted in connection with a serious assault in South Leeds. Leeds District CID want to trace Benjamin Kendal, aged 29, from Moortown, in connection with a serious assault on a 37-year-old man in Hunslet on June 4. The victim
Friday 10 November 2017 saw the Head Boy and Head Girl taking assembly and School Council members teaching classes across the school as Hunslet Carr Primary School enjoyed its annual Takeover Day. Members of the School Council plus other Year 6 children took on roles across the school. Abigail and
Leeds Federated Housing Association has applied for planning permission to build 18 new affordable homes on vacant land off Acre Road in Middleton. The plans include 2 four-bedroom houses, 8 three-bedroom houses and 8 two-bedroom houses. Every house will have its own garden and two off road parking spaces. 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 27 November 2017: Single storey side and rear extension 15 St Anthonys Road Beeston Leeds LS11 8DP Ref. No:
Police are appealing for help in tracing a wanted man. Attila Foeldesi 45, is the subject of a European Arrest Warrant after being found guilty of offences of human trafficking and theft in Hungary. He is also known to use the name Foldesi. He was sentenced to over 5 years