What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 at Middleton Railway where the first Santa Special of the festive season will puff out of Moor Road
Two swans who have made their home on the lake in Middleton Park over recent years were found shot today (30 November 2023). The male died at the site, but the female has survived and is being cared for by Yorkshire Swan Rescue. In a statement, West yorkshire Police said:
Red Ladder Theatre bring a new production to BITMO’s Gate Centre in Belle Isle next week. Nadia and Abed might just be the next big thing. They’ve started the North’s greatest band ‘Santa Must Die!’ and for one night only they’re playing their local. But it’s Christmas Eve … and
We have been distributing copies of our December newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (30 November 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tesco and Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
St Cross Church in Middleton marked their 90th anniversary with a service of Thanksgiving on 5 November 2023. Leeds Corporation purchased the land for new housing estate in Middleton around 1920 and in 1925 a wooden church was built in the heart of the estate. In 1933 the foundation stone
Shamim Miah from Beeston has been recognised as one of the top 100 British Bangladeshis in the UK at an awards ceremony in London last month. The event highlights talented and successful individuals in sectors such as business, politics, law and sports. Shamim was nominated for his work within local
Dennis Kitchen, who died last month following a heart attack, was known to many, especially in Holbeck where he was a tireless community activist over the last two decades. Dennis was born in Belfast and adopted by a family in Mexborough near Doncaster where he grew up. Following jobs in
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 weeks beginning Monday 20 November 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3)
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. With just over four weeks to go we have another batch of Christmas fairs on Saturday, starting at Middleton Elderly Aid’s Christmas
Leeds’s newest Little Free Library and the first in Belle Isle was unveiled at East Grange Square this afternoon (23 November 2023). Staff from Octavia House and Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO) joined residents to toast the project which was a partnership between the two organisations. Cllr Wayne Dixon