What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Grove, a much-loved pub in Holbeck, is set to re-open its doors on Thursday 30 May 2024, following a substantial, restorative six-figure investment from the largest pub company in the UK, Stonegate Group. Following an unfortunate fire incident last year, The Grove has been closed since November. However, following
Ward Councillors Annie Maloney, Andrew Scopes and Shaf Ali (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) are urging residents to have their say on proposals for Cottingley Playground and Skatepark. Potential proposals for the Skatepark include: a new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA); new access footpaths; maintenance of existing trees and vegetation including some
A new exhibition will allow you to experience Leeds at the turn of the 1990s including Leeds Dock, the Royal Armouries Museum and Hunslet Green. The exhibition features over 100 previously unseen Leeds Development Corporation images and modern-day photography. Since September 2023, a team of volunteers at Leeds Civic Trust
Ahead of National Bee Day on Monday (20 May 2024), White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating its tenth year of being home to a bee community – upwards of 500,000 bees live in hives on the centre’s roof. White Rose’s bees are buzzing with activity once again this summer, producing
Police are appealing for information about Santars Gindra, who has been reported missing from Leeds. Santars, 15, was last seen in Beeston on Tuesday 7 May 2024 and is believed to have travelled to the Barnsley area. He is described as being about 5ft 5ins tall and of slim
The Middleton Railway is delighted to have been able to assist the Wellington Place development by loaning two historic railway station signs. Development Company MEPC has been restoring the historic old Wagon Hoist in Wellington Place, which used to be part of the old Leeds Central Railway station. As part
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk on Sunday (19 May 2021) looking at the history of Beeston Wood, the northern section of Middletron Park. “Unfortunately you can’t get from Leeds to Middleton by tram through the woods any more” explained Jim Jackson, one of the
Two of CEG’s developments in holbeck have secured prestigious British Council for Offices (BCO) Awards. Of the seven landmark office buildings recognised in the north, Globe Point, on the corner of Water Lane and Globe Road, secured best Commercial Workplace and Drapers Yard, the former Kays building on Marshall Street,
Seagulls, the social enterprise that recycles unused pain and sells it at affordable prices, is moving from its long time home in Kirkstall to new premises in Holbeck this Saturday – and they’re asking for your help. Seagulls has been at Aire Place Mills in Kirkstall since 2006, but its
A group of Leeds College of Building students brushed up on their skills after volunteering to redecorate facilities at Herd Farm Residential and Activity Centre. Painting & Decorating and Multi-Skills students from the College spent several weeks on site, prepping walls and woodwork before painting two office rooms, a reception