What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Following our report that children in South Leeds were facing journeys to high schools across the city, Cllr Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council and David Gurney, Executive Headteacher of Cockburn School, have issued a joint statement: “We would firstly like to thank families across south Leeds for their
The Friends of Trentham Park continue their work developing their ‘pocket park’ in Beeston Hill, and would love to hear from other locals who want to get involved! The group is led by local residents and supported by the Council and other local organisations. They formed in 2018 to revitalise
Yorkshire mental health charity Touchstone ranks 9th in The Sunday Times Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2020 The Beeston-based charity also received the Discovering Potential award for the fourth year running in recognition of their work to employ people with lived experience. As well as this, Touchstone won the
The Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team has been at the heart of an operation in South Leeds today (4 March 2020) which saw many doors knocked on, a few with considerable force. Drugs Warrants were executed at two addresses in the Longroyds area of Beeston this morning and at two
A local teenager has spoken out about finding himself this past week at the centre of furious social media storm and police investigation, in which he’s been portrayed – falsely, he insists – as a racist bully. Two videos featuring Hashir Khan, 15, of Beeston were shared online last week
Sponsored content South Leeds Slimming World members were invited to Iceland in Hunslet on Sunday 25 February 2020 to sample the new Slimming World meals launched earlier this month. “The new lunch bowls were delicious, especially the mushroom risotto” says Margaret, a member of the Hunslet group who is a
Aspiring Communities has started work on its controversial community centre on the site of the former Ice Pak factory on Barkly Road in Beeston. The development was subject to a long running planning battle which ended with a three day public enquiry. The Planning Inspector granted planning permission for: “the
Following stories in the national press about school students Self-isolating after returning from half term skiing trips to Italy, Cockburn School has put out the following statement: Please be aware the recent school Ski trip to Northern Italy was NOT in a coronavirus quarantined region and returned 16thFebruary. Public Health
A group of Cockburn School students went on the annual ski trip to Pila in the the Aosta Valley, North West Italy. Pila is described as having a bewitching natural landscape with a magnificent view sweeping the Alps, from Mont Blanc to Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn. There are 70
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 17 February 2020: Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of previously approved planning application 19/04978/FU to amend the design