What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The new multiplayer version of In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats, from East City Films, is coming to Leeds as the only northern venue on the national tour for a 34-day run this summer. The highly anticipated new version of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning interactive VR adventure, which takes audiences back
Yorkshire filmmaker, Alfie Fox, is screening his newest documentary about Holbeck-based arts organisation, Pyramid, at Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds on Thursday (14 August 2025). The documentary celebrates the work Pyramid does to support people with learning disabilities and autism to get into the arts. It explores what the
To celebrate its grand opening on Friday 15 August, King Pins is offering the first 50 people through the doors of its new venue at the White Rose Shopping Centre a free game of their choice. The inaugural guests will be able to choose their free game from King Pins’
Visitors to parks in Leeds are being encouraged to listen to stories while they take a stroll this summer through the new ‘Walking Books’ project. The hope is to introduce reading to new audiences with free eAudiobooks and promote wellbeing. Librarians in the city have created a new reading list
A first-of-its-kind mental health programme is to launch across Leeds from August, with people aged 18 or over being offered the opportunity to self-refer. HEROES, which stands for Healing, Education and Recovery Of Emotional Strength, is a trauma-informed and lived experience–led mental health programme. It offers a fully holistic and
Yorkshire Day (1 August) this year is a double cause for celebration in Leeds due to the successful impact of the first year of household glass collections in the city. The new service delivered by Leeds City Council, which began a year ago today, has seen nearly 12,000 tonnes of
With plenty of sunny days ahead for the remainder of summer there’s no time like the present to visit The Canary, a vibrant waterside bar based in Leeds Dock, for a well-deserved happy hour tipple. Every Sunday to Friday between 4pm and 7pm the kitchen, bar and live sport venue
Tomorrow is Yorkshire Day, the annual celebration of God’s own county on 1 August, and White Rose Shopping Centre is making the day extra sweet this year with the launch of a bespoke, limited edition chocolate creation to mark the occasion. Created alongside local expert chocolatier Youlden’s of Yorkshire, the
A fascinating archive of historic treasures charting centuries of the city’s industrial heritage has been revealed during a painstaking cataloguing project at a Leeds museum. Kittens driving cranes, beautiful vintage Christmas cards and an image of a Leeds branch of the Home Guard are among the remarkable array of objects
West Yorkshire Pet Ambulance, who’s base is in Middleton, was launched in January 2024 by veterinary responder Daniel Jordan. 18 months on from establishing the pet ambulance, the service now operates two vehicles and covers not only Leeds, but Bradford, Wakefield, Barnsley, Sheffield and has even visited Liverpool during a