What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A successful gardening competition has added the icing to the cake after work by Leeds City Council to make tenants’ gardens more manageable on the Millshaw Road estate in Beeston. As well as the winners: Gypsy Morton (first), Laura Holmes (second) and Karina Ishaq (third) everyone who took part received
Construction work to create an extra 550 spaces to Elland Road park and ride has started. The Council’s Connecting Leeds programme is set to create an additional 2,000 park and ride spaces across the city by March 2021. The work on Elland Road marks the start of increasing car parking
The Bee Friends Afternoon marked its first birthday with a party and a cake at their regular Thursday afternoon session at The Bridge Café in Cross Flatts Park last week (25 July 2019). Whilst the afternoons are aimed at older people with a learning disability, it is open to anyone
Active Leeds has organised a host of events in our local parks for the summer holidays: Xplorer is an educational fun family friendly navigation challenge. Explore the park, find the markers complete the challenfge have fun together. This is a free activity and there is no need to book, just
Sunday (28 July 2019) saw the return of the annual Hunslet Nelson RoundersFest. The RoundersFest is a family fun day hosted by the Hunslet Nelson Ladies Rounders team, and it takes place at the Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club in Beeston. Advertised as a fun packed day for all the family,
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 22 July 2019: Removal of condition 10 (hours of use) of planning permission 18/03533/FU to enable 24 hours use
At 12:53am this morning (25 July 2019) police received reports of a potential firearm discharge in the vicinity of Dewsbury Road, Beeston. There were no reports of anyone having been injured. Two scenes have been cordoned in the area of Bude Road and Parkside Lane while enquiries are carried out
There was great celebration this week as Charlies-Angel-Centre Foundation opened the doors to its new premises in Beeston, with some help from the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Eileen Taylor. The loss of a child is a very sad event which touches entire families and communities, the Foundation helps families
Ever wanted to make an animation? Build a life-sized architectural structure? Produce experimental music with field recordings? Or help paint a mural? This August, Rowland Road Working Men’s Club are hosting a number of free, creative workshops and community events including a car boot sale. Introduction to Animation with Leeds
When Cockburn John Charles Academy re-opens to students on Wednesday 4 September 2019 it will be to welcome the largest ever year 7 cohort, 270 students are expected to take up their places at the start of the new school year. Executive Headteacher of the Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust, David Gurney