What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
There are an increasing number of public art murals painted on, typically, gable end walls. Now work has started to establish an approved site list for public art in the areas of Beeston and Hunslet. Do you own or manage a site/wall you think would be good for public art
Detectives are appealing for information after a man was beaten with a weapon and left with significant head injuries in Leeds. The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team is treating last night’s attack on Tempest Road, Beeston, as an attempted murder and is appealing for information and footage of the incident
Leeds33, a Local Cultural Education Partnership, is a membership network that is governed by a Steering Group and Executive Group. The first meeting for the new Steering group took place in January and was hosted by Cockburn School. The Steering Group draws on expertise from the cultural sector, education sector,
There will be a lane closure on Elland Road at the junction with Lowfields Road South for one week from Monday (3 February 2025) until Friday (7 February) which may affect traffic travelling on Elland Road towards the roundabout. Northern Gas Networks (NGN), the gas distributor for the North of
If you’ve passed along Cemetery Road, Beeston Road, Old Lane, or Dewsbury Road you may have noticed the colourful artwork displayed on a number of utility boxes and small power sub-stations. Linda Stanley from Beeston in Bloom explained: “Some were covered in graffiti, others were abandoned as technologies change, and
Just imagine if we could turn litter into money. Well, we can! Better Beeston is a campaign to tackle litter and waste, and create a more beautiful community, in Beeston Hill. Over the past year, they’ve held dozens of local litterpicking and gardening events, worked with schools and community associations,
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 Monday 20 January 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Two freestanding illumined directional signs; one
Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to take up running? If you are not sure where to start, local running club South Leeds Lakers can help with their free ‘Couch to 5k’ (C25K) programme. C25K is a running plan for absolute beginners. It works because it starts with a
The Beeston Hill Community Association (BHCA) are inviting as many local residents as possible, to join us for our next community meeting on Monday (27 January 2025) at 6:30-8pm at The Hamara Centre (Tempest Road, LS11 6RD) to urgently discuss the finalised plan for the Tempest Road/Dewsbury Road junction changes.
UPDATED: the planning application for 112 Grovehall Drive has now been withdrawn. In a statement, Councillors told South Leeds Life: “It shouldn’t even need saying that someone on the sex offenders’ register shouldn’t be able to own a children’s’ home. “We’ve been working to get this stopped, and raising our