What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds has one of the biggest postal votes in the UK and people who haven’t voted by post before but now want to are being advised to register early in the first December general election in nearly a century. With the deadline of 5pm on Tuesday 26 November to vote
West Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following a road traffic collision on the A6110 Ring Road at Beeston in the early hours of Sunday morning (17 November 2019). The collision happened at around 4:30am when a pedestrian was hit by a man on a red Honda motorcycle. The pedestrian,
Sharing the UK’s railway heritage expertise: leading experts from Taiwan visit Middleton Railway Not surprisingly, given its role as the birthplace of the railways, the UK is a global leader in the preservation, restoration and management of railway heritage. Railway museums, heritage sites and preservation societies can be found in
Dennis Hartley, who played for Hunslet in the classic 1965 Challenge Cup Final against Wigan and was a member of the club’s Hall of Fame, passed away on Wednesday (12 November 2019) at the age of 83. Hartley, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s several years ago, died at Colton Lodge
From today (15 November 2019) South Leeds residents can recycle even more types of plastic in their green recycling bin. Leeds City Council’s waste service is now able to accept most pots, tubs, trays and cartons in the green bin. Common examples include fruit juice cartons, yoghurt pots, ice-cream/butter/margarine tubs
Garden Waste collection pauses during winter and springs back into action in March After over four million brown bins were emptied in 2019, Leeds’ garden waste collections are going into hibernation for winter. Leeds City Council is reminding gardeners that their brown bin garden waste will be collected shortly for
The Principal of the UK’s only specialist further education construction college says he is “delighted” after Leeds College of Building was graded ‘Good’ in all areas in its most recent Ofsted inspection. Since the previous inspection, staff have spent the past two years working to improve standards. Ofsted has recognised the
Today (14 November 2019) is World Diabetes Day (WDD) and health leaders in Leeds are urging residents to be more aware of the condition and learn how they can prevent or manage it. Diabetes is a condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high
White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating the launch of the festive season with a very special visitor, The Snowman™, on Saturday (16 November 2019). The Snowman™ will be available to meet at intervals on Saturday at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, and 3:30pm. There will also be live music, a giant
Later this month, the second annual Festival of Brewers will take place in South Leeds. The festival is happening on Saturday 23 November 2019, at New Craven Hall, at the city end of Dewsbury Road. Whereas many other Brewer’s Market style festivals feature the same, bigger names in the UK