What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Councillors on the Executive Board have approved a report from the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment to create a new parkland at the site of the former South Leeds Golf Club, off the Ring Road next to Middleton Park. The 48 hectares of parkland is set to incorporate a
As the NHS continues to run the largest vaccination programme in its history, the local NHS and Leeds City Council have introduced a second women’s-only drop-in vaccine clinic in south Leeds, in partnership with Women’s Lives Leeds. The women’s-only drop-in clinic will take place on Wednesday 30 June 2021, 10am-4pm
A package of measures aimed a promoting cycling and walking across South Leeds is set out in a report published by Leeds City Council. The schemes are part of a £2.7m city-wide programme known as the Active Travel Fund and funded by a government grant. The report authorises the council
Resurfacing work will be carried out on Old Lane in Beeston tomorrow, Wednesday 23 June 2021, resulting in a one way road closure with no access from the Tommy Wass junction. The works and road closure will take place between 9:30am-3:30pm, but is expected to be completed within four hours.
A series of Free Shops will pop up across South Leeds where residents can pick up second hand items left behind by students leaving Leeds after their studies. The ‘Big Clear Out’ (formerly ‘Leave Leeds Tidy’) is an annual project to gather up as many unwanted household goods as possible
A church is set to run free job clubs to help people in the Beeston and Holbeck area of South Leeds get back into work ahead of Covid-19 restrictions easing. Members of St Luke’s Church in Holbeck want to help equip their local community to find employment in tough economic
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
If you are old enough, you may remember the BBC children’s programme The Wombles – a group of furry animals who lived in Wimbledon. Their moto was “Make good use of bad rubbish.” Well there’s a modern day equivalent in many neighbourhoods, including Beeston. They may not be able to
Four Food Pantries are supporting people across South Leeds who are struggling put food on the table. Middleton-based charity Health For All set up the pantry scheme which is now operating at Cranmore & Raylands Community Centre in Belle Isle, Middleton Family Centre on Sissons Road, the Watsonian Pavilion in
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to