What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Wednesday (22 July 2026) Belle Isle Senior Action – BISA, formally known as Belle Isle Elderly Winter Aid – BIEWA, celebrated their 40th Anniversary Year. The charity was the first to be formed in the city, and served as an experiment funded by Leeds City Council to support vulnerable
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (26 July 2026) exploring trees and butterflies within the park. As part of city wide butterfly conservation work, this year work has started on a wild flower meadow on the ‘Old Nine’ area of
A youth engagement event is coming to Belle Isle on Thursday (23 July 2026) 1-3pm at the West Grange Road MUGA (multi use games area), LS10 3UY. Leeds Federated Housing Association, BITMO and Places for People have joined force with Opera North and the Hunslet and Belle Isle Community Project
Beeston Primary School has said a heartfelt farewell to Mrs Corcoran, who has retired after an outstanding 34 years of dedicated service as a teaching assistant. Throughout her career, Mrs Corcoran has supported hundreds of children on their learning journey, helping many to develop a love of reading and grow
Boxers who train with Tristan Haynes and Anthony Miller at their Beeston gym are celebrating wins on Haynes 16, the show recently held at The Angler’s club in Burmantofts and which saw the south Leeds men compete against boxers from clubs across Yorkshire and Lancashire. Middleton delivery driver Danny Weston,
Hunslet Nelson were crowned Bradford Premier League Bentley Blast T20 Group B champions after producing a superb all-round performance to defeat Heckmondwike and Carlinghow by 94 runs in Sunday’s final at Gipsy Lane. Batting first after winning the toss, Nelson made an explosive start through Andy McIntosh, whose 31 from
I recently read Christa Ackroyd`s column in the Yorkshire Post when she and her friend Carol Vorderman deplored a recent bi-election candidate`s attack on the position of women in our society. It made me think of my life of how I and thousands of other girls and women in Leeds
Between 17 July – 9 August is the Big Butterfly Count. This is a citizen science project that asks the public to spend 15 minutes in a sunny spot counting the butterflies and moths you see to help assess how our native species are faring. You can find out more
Local Scout leader Heather Forster was presented with a special award to mark her service over many years. Heather leads the Cubs and is Group Lead Volunteer for the 1st South Leeds & Morley (Beeston) group, which meets at St Andrew’s Community Centre. Commenting on the award, the District Leadership
Service users at Asha Neighbourhood Project have had a wonderful time taking part in a community project to create pennant flags celebrating life in Holbeck and South Leeds. Flying High: Creating Flags of Awe and Wonder is being run at Slung Low in Holbeck by design charity Kinetika through a