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. Please note that our warning of heavy traffic this weekend due to the planned closure of the M62 is no longer applicable as the roadworks have been postponed due to the hot weather.
A new community wellbeing group is launching at Hunslet Community Hub & Library next month. The new Men’s Self-Help Group is a structured, men’s-only peer support group facilitated by Tony Boncordo, Mental Health & Social Care Practitioner, and is aimed at men who live in Leeds aged 18+ who are looking
A controversial planning application to build supported housing for people at risk of homelessness in Beeston will be discussed at a meeting on Monday (1 June 2026). St George’s Crypt, which has run a city centre homeless shelter for many years, has submitted a planning application to build 34 self-contained
Ofsted published the report of their latest inspection of Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston on Friday (22 May 2026) downgrading their view of the school’s performance. Ofsted no longer publish single overall judgements of schools, but grade schools against seven criteria. Hugh Gaitskell met the ‘expected standard’ for inclusion
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 18 May 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Alterations and conversion of detached outbuilding
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Cottingley where the Teens & Tweens are taking over the Community Centre (LS11 0HJ) for Jumble Sale, raising money to keep the building open for youth activities. 10am-12pm
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Beeston with a day of art-based fun and frolics ‘On The Corner’ organised by BasementArtsProject. As well as finding the ear of the Listening City, you can help
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