What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A takeaway in Leeds has been hit with a £10,000 fine after a worker suffered horrific burns when he was covered with scalding oil from a deep fat fryer. Yorkshire Fried Chicken in Beeston was prosecuted by Leeds City Council’s environmental health team after the man was left with injuries
The youngsters at the Space youth project are serving up their latest community meals next week (Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 March 2019), and everyone’s invited – as long as they pre-book! This term’s three-course meal will be themed around Middle Eastern recipes, featuring flatbreads, tagines, and a famous milk
The parents, kids and staff at St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Beeston Hill are valiantly battling away to get a new playground by the end of the year, and are making great progress – but they need your help! This week saw their latest after-school table-top sale (pictured),
Students from Cockburn School visited New York in February 2019 as part of their prize for winning The Big Deal 2019 – an enterprise competition run by York University. The team consisting of Bradley Blackburn, Amadou Dibba, Samit Miah and Jamie Myers took their winning product to pitch to executives
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 4 March 2019: Listed Building Application to remove twelve bells and two peal boards from the church tower St
Beeston Primary emerged victorious from the inaugural Under 8s Football Cup in Beeston this week, after a nail-biting 2-1 final against Holbeck’s finest from Ingram Road Primary. Following a visit and a pep talk from Leeds United player Kemar Roofe, and the Third Place Play-Off (see below), the final quickly
Did you know that throughout the month of March every year, Irish History Month takes place? An initiative brought about by the Irish Arts Foundation, first celebrated in Leeds in 2007, it is now in its thirteenth year. Irish History Month exists to promote the many positive contributions that Irish
As the Beeston Community Forum approaches its 20th anniversary, it is moving its meetings to St Anthony’s Church Hall on Old Lane, near the Co-op. The Forum’s next meeting, on Thursday (7 March 2019) will see a relaunch of their efforts to create a Beeston Neighbourhood Plan. The 20th anniversary
A police investigation is underway after the discovery of a burnt-out car in Beeston. The charred remains of a blue three-door Toyota Yaris were left on Stratford Terrace near Tempest Road with its interior completely gutted and windows smashed. It is currently unknown when exactly the crime took place and
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 25 February 2019: Development of 28 dwellings with associated landscaping, driveways, gardens, vehicular access, parking, refuse store, cycle store