What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Councillors on the City Plans Panel will consider two applications from South Leeds when they meet next Thursday (11 August 2022). An application for 370 flats on land off Water Lane in Holbeck will return to Panel having been deferred last month due to viability issues. A new application from
Ellis Robinson from Belle Isle has completed his Scafell Pike charity fundraising challenge, climbing England’s tallest mountain five time in 24 hours. Ellis undertook the challenge to raise funds for Candlelighters, the children’s cancer charity, and raised over £3,411, by climbing over 14,000 feet of ascent – the equivalent of
Doris Ofori from Beeston has won another award at the recent Leeds City College Star Awards. The Star Awards ceremony, which took place on Thursday 14 July 2022, recognised and rewarded inspiring and talented young people at the college who have excelled in their courses and extracurricular activities over the
With the summer holidays in full swing we’ve gathered together details of activities going on around South Leeds to keep your children occupied and perhaps provide them with some new experiences. Some activities may be already fully booked, so check with the provider before turning up. We feel sure we’ve
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 25 July 2022: 5.00m single storey rear extension, 3.95m to ridge height and 2.50m to eaves 1 Nesfield
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 back in Cross Flatts Park where the monthly handmade and homemade food and craft market returns after a
Hunslet RLFC are working with social investment firm Advantage 42 on ambitious plans which would see £10-12 million invested at the John Charles Centre for Sport (JCCS) to refurbish facilities and support community sport in South Leeds. The club is in talks with Leeds City Council, which if successful, would
Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club suffered a 7 wicket defeat to Altofts Cricket Club in the Gordon Rigg Twenty20 Cup Finals Day on Sunday (24 July 2022). Nelson won the toss and captain Jack Scanlon decided to bat. Nelson openers Andy Mcintosh and Asif Ayub put on 54 for the 1st
The Beeston and live music communities have condemned The Drysalters pub after it allowed a concert featuring a neo Nazi band, Combat BC, to go ahead on Saturday (23 July 2022). The event had been booked as a private party some months ago and the pub claim they had no
After months of silence, maintenance work is set to start this week (25-29 July 2022) on the iconic Hunslet Spire. A full Council meeting in March heard from a deputation of local residents that the site was deteriorating and becoming overgrown. The Spire, the tallest in Leeds and a major