What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A team from Abu Huraira Mosque in Beeston has taken it upon themselves to clean the area around the adjacent Holy Spirit Church on Tempest Road. The church has been made ‘redundant’ and the Church of England are in the process of selling the building. In the meantime the small
It’s going to be a very different festive season this year with two staples of the South Leeds Christmas already cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Today (17 August 2020) Middleton Railway announced that they would not be running Santa Trains this year and St Andrew’s Pantomime Group said they
Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club’s first XI captain Andy McIntosh admitted his team were “the architects of their own demise” as they crashed to a 139-run defeat at Bowling Old Lane. An error-ridden display in the field allowed the Bradford side to rack up 251 runs before the visitors slumped to
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
You may have noticed a few changes around St Luke’s Church but did you know there’s a lot that’s happened on the inside too? After a few understandable delays the church is finally finished and is set to be transformative for the people of Beeston Hill and Holbeck! Now the
This September we have been promised a public consultation on the use of South Leeds Golf Clubhouse by Leeds City Council’s Asset Management and Regeneration Department. This is a welcome move after the lack of consultation regarding the recent decision to close a historic right of way to make way
The Drysalters pub in Beeston could become a Costa drive-through coffee shop if planning permission is granted, but residents have set up a campaign to try and stop the development. The pub has been a feature of the area for decades and is popular with both Leeds United and away
Work has started on a new 3km segregated cycle lane, which will provide a further boost for West Yorkshire’s growing network. The construction of a new cycle lane on Elland Road, Leeds is part of a £6.9m package of new infrastructure delivered through the Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme, which is
In news that has been welcomed by local Councillors Andrew Scopes, Gohar Almass and Angela Gabriel, work has started on St Anthony’s Drive in Beeston to make the road safer for local school children to cross. Although the works are only minor and should take less than a week to
Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club’s first XI marked their long-awaited return to Gipsy Lane with a resounding 78-run win over Hopton Mills to kick-start their League Cup campaign. A near-perfect performance saw Nelly claim 19 points out of a possible 20 as they posted a score of 202-8 before bowling the