What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Kurdish House community association, based in south Leeds, are taking on a very big new challenge for 2025 – and want everyone to get onboard! The group – co-led by prolific local volunteer Rebwar Sharazure – have been litterpicking across Leeds and beyond for many years, and have picked
Yorkshire is a large region. From Sheffield to Ripon, Hull to Bradford, many excellent schools celebrated excellent results last summer. There are over 500 secondary schools in Yorkshire. The government’s new preliminary performance figures for state-funded secondary schools were released last month. The Ruth Gorse Academy is third and Cockburn
Engineers from the North of England’s gas distributor, Northern Gas Networks (NGN) are carrying out essential work to upgrade the gas pipes in Beeston, Leeds. This work involves replacing the old metal underground pipes with more durable plastic equivalents to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to
A Belgian firm has been offered nearly £300,000 in rates relief to relocate to Beeston in a move that the Council say will safeguard 18 jobs in Leeds and create a further 32 over the next five years. Dirickx Systems, which makes fences, gates and access controls, is experiencing rapid
Dreaming of an Ice Christmas? There is plenty of upcoming action at Planet Ice on Elland Road ahead. The matches come thick and fast at this time of year for Beeston-based ice hockey side Leeds Knights. There are plenty of games ahead over the coming weeks for the Knights, who
Winter Art, Play, and Food sessions are running during the holidays at the Rowland Road Play Patch, a vibrant community-led project transforming a neglected space near the Rowland Road Working Men’s Club into a creative and green play area for families. These events are perfect for children aged 3–11, offering
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 16 December 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans)
The first South Leeds Menopause Support drop-in group was held on Tuesday 10 December 2024 and was a great success. Facilitated by Niki Woods, a local menopause and midlife health expert and author, a diverse group of women from across South Leeds met up and discussed a wide range of
A children’s book to help young minds begin to understand about reducing carbon and environmental choices has been published by First Bus in North and West Yorkshire. ‘Tinyfoot and Evie’s Adventure to Tiny Street’ features Evie the electric bus and her friend Tinyfoot. And a life-size Evie character visited Beeston
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 9 December 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective application for decking 4 The