What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Middleton Railway have revealed that they are in the running for the prestigious Steam Railway magazine award from the Heritage Railway Association (HRA), but they need your help. They have been nominated, along with the Vintage Carriage Trust, for the overhaul of Manning Wardle 0-6-0 ‘Sir Berkeley’, which we reported
Plans are underway to commemorate ‘The Battle of Holbeck Moor’ when Holbeck saw off Hitler’s friends in 1936. Beeston resident Sam Kirk, who is leading the drive to have a Leeds Civic Trust Blue Plaque installed on behalf of Leeds Stand Up To Racism, explained the events: On the 27
There have been two nasty incidents in two popular parks in South Leeds in recent months. First, the two swans were shot in Middleton Park at the end of November. Then a man, who almost certainly knew his attacker, was shot in the leg in Cross Flatts Park earlier this
The new White Rose station in South Leeds, which was due to open in “early 2024”, will not now open until later this year it has been confirmed. Construction work on the new station was due to finish in 2023, with the station opening to passengers in early 2024. Once
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 8 January 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Listed Building Application for internal alterations
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 Middleton with the first Middleton Makers Market of 2024. The market returns on Saturday, 10am-2pm, at Middleton
Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club are looking for new players of all ages. At open age level the club has three senior teams, a 1st and 2nd XI playing on Saturdays as well as a Sunday XI. The club are also looking for young players who have enthusiasm to train and
Sharp Lane Primary School in Middleton has been found to be ‘Good’ in all areas in an Ofsted report published in the school holidays, following an inspection at the beginning of October. The report marked an improvement for the school which was found to ‘Require Improvement’ at its last inspection
Holbeck Together is running a course to help you develop your online and digital skills in their digital hub. The weekly sessions run through January and February every Thursday afternoon, 1:30-4pm at St Matthew’s Community Centre, LS11 9NR. It all starts on Thursday (11 January 2024) with a session looking
Clapgate Primary School in Belle Isle is the latest school in our area to join Opera North’s In Harmony programme, joining Windmill, Low Road and New Bewerley. The school joined the programme in September 2022 and are already seeing the benefits. Headteacher, Natasha Singleton, explained: “What we are seeing is