What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Edward Woffenden, Private 15/1003, 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Leeds 11 was, and still is, essentially Holbeck and Beeston. It had been a prosperous area during the 19th Century, with a lot of manufacturing, including John Marshall’s Mill and Matthew Murray’s Foundry, but by the beginning of the 20th Century
Leeds Art Walk is a free monthly tour of exhibitions, arts spaces and places of interest in Leeds, and this month it’s coming to Beeston. The walk starts on Wednesday (7 August 2019) at 5:30pm at 45 Garnet Terrace, where Kerri Jefferis and Sophie Chapman will introduce you to their collaborative
Beeston boxer Ismail Khan’s latest professional bout will take place on Friday 6 September 2019 at Elland Road. The announcement comes after Khan’s previous fight, scheduled for July 13, was cancelled due to another fighter pulling out. The opponent and specific details of the September card have not yet been
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 29 July 2019: Electricity substation to car park Stadium Gate Parkside Industrial Estate Middleton Grove Beeston Leeds LS11 5BX
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