What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Residents and community groups gathered on Marley View in Beeston on Saturday morning (11 May 2024) to see the Lord Mayor cut the ribbon on a beautiful multi-use community space created from a derelict back-to-back yard. The project has been organised by Our Future Beeston, part of Climate Action Leeds
Hundreds of local residents came to Cross Flatts Park on Saturday (11 May 2024) to meet groups offering activities locally. People queued up in the sunshine to have a go at activities ranging from athletics to cycling, football to orienteering. Children could win a prize for trying five different sports
Nine people, including three from South Leeds, have been sentenced following an investigation into the theft of £1 million worth of high-value vehicles and tools in Leeds, Wakefield and Kirklees. The group were brought to justice by Operation Digford, an investigation led by officers from Leeds District Intelligence Unit, which
Fifth-generation family-owned luxury bedmaker and components manufacturer Harrsion Spinks has earned a prestigious King’s Award for Sustainable Development, adding to its two current King’s Awards for Innovation and International Trade and previously awarded Queen’s Awards, bringing the total number achieved by the business to eight. The King’s Award win solidifies
Following the success of the first Let’s Move: South Leeds event last year, it will be returning in 2024 on Saturday (11 May 2024) from 12-3pm at Cross Flatts Park in Beeston. Get Set Leeds Local are working with community partners to come together celebrating and showcasing some of the
Get Set Leeds Local is enjoying all things walking this month, as May is National Walking Month. Walking can be a great way to get up and get out to explore local outdoor spaces. You don’t have to walk for hours. A brisk 10-minute daily walk has lots of health
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 29 April 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Replacement windows 45 Flax House Navigation
Beeston-based luxury bedmaker Harrison Spinks has teamed up with designer and BBC’s ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ judge Patrick Grant to champion quality British craftmanship and highlight the company’s innovative manufacturing processes. Patrick has visited the 300-acre Harrison Spinks farm in Yorkshire where it grows its own natural fillings, and
with Sergeant Danny Wilson I joined West Yorkshire Police in May 2004 at the advanced age of 30, initially stationed at Millgarth on the City Neighbourhood policing team. I transferred to City and Holbeck Division patrol where I spent over half of my career answering calls and proactively policing South
Leeds City Council is asking residents for their views on improving two Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs) in South Leeds and turning them into PlayZones. Primarily funded by the Football Foundation, PlayZones are high quality facilities offering space for recreational physical activity across sports such as Football, Netball, Rugby, Cricket,