What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Cockburn Community Choir took to the stage to perform alongside the talented students at Cockburn School’s MADDfest last Thursday (23 May 2024). The choir performed three songs: the traditional Down By The Salley Gardens; Blackbird by The Beatles; and California Dreamin’ by The Mamas & the Papas. Led by
Yorkshire Contemporary (YC) are an arts charity based in Leeds, working across Yorkshire and beyond to make contemporary art happen. You may know them from their time as The Tetley (2013–2023), a contemporary art gallery based in Hunslet. Before this, they were known as Project Space Leeds (2006–2012), an artist-led
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 Monday 20 May 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: 4.40m single storey rear extension, 3.90m
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Stourton at the Skelton Grange Environment Centre who are hosting the Big Wild Play Out on Saturday
With excitement mounting for Leeds United’s Championship playoff final at Wembley on Sunday, organisers of Cross Flatts parkrun have renamed Saturday’s event ‘Farke-run’, in honour of the Leeds manager Daniel Farke. Runners, walkers and joggers attending on Saturday are encouraged to wear Leeds United shirts and Event Director Mark Hodgekinson
Change is afoot at Slung low, Holbeck’s own theatre, after Creative Director Alan Lane was appointed to lead the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. “The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo was the first show I ever saw and I’ve long harboured the ambition to be a part of it. When the job
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 Monday 13 May 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Partial demolition, refurbishment, extensions and change
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Beeston where St Mary’s church will hold their fortnightly coffee morning at Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street,
Dancers from Dynamite Leeds, the Middleton-based dance outfit, have returned from the USA having covered themselves in glory. The group spent two weeks in Orlando, Florida competing over two weekends at two huge World Championship competitions. At the Allstar World Championships, both the open age (16+) Leeds Dynamite Bomb Squad
The latest addition to Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park, a beautiful sculpture created in one of the trees earmarked for felling because it is suffering from the Ash dieback disease, was unveiled by the Lord Mayor on Saturday (11 May 2024). The sculpture, created by Shane Green, reflects both the nature