What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The pupils, staff, and wider community of our school Cockburn Reach Academy would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Lineham Farm for their generous donation of Easter eggs this spring. Their kindness brought enormous joy to our children, making the end of term celebrations even more special. Seeing the
South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting this evening (28 April 2026) as part of our local election coverage. All the candidates standing in the Hunslet & Riverside ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about,
Following an anonymous letter being posted on social media and further speculation in the comments alledging all sorts of malpractice in the running of the Hamara Healthy Living Centre in Beeston, the charity has made the following statement: We are aware of an anonymous letter currently circulating on social media
If you look round Beeston, you can’t help but notice the work of Beeston in Bloom and what we have achieved to improve the area – roadside planters on Beeston Road, painted utility boxes, and the Millennium Garden in Cross Flatts Park to name but a few. We have also
At the end of March about fifty members of the Hong Kong community in Leeds celebrated the successful completion of a work and health project at Beeston Village Community Centre. The project, funded by the West Yorkshire Mayor, was a programme to support people to improve their health, confidence 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 Monday 20 April 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Addition of outbuildings for use as
On Saturday (18 April 2026), a charity neighbouring Elland Road, Holbeck Together, was celebrated as Leeds United off the pitch as the team defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 in the Premier League on the pitch. Holbeck is one of the most deprived areas in the city and in the UK, where
Five South Leeds boxers were proud and delighted to win their bouts on the recent Haynes Promotions show held at The Angler’s Club in Burmantofts with Leighton Campbell taking the promotion’s 90kg title belt following a stunning first round knockout of his opponent, Nottingham’s Andy Goy. All five are trained
BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise – which manages homes in Beeston and Holbeck – has named Sean Kelly as its first Dementia Champion tasked with raising awareness and embedding dementia-friendly thinking across the organisation. A supporter of the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative, Unity is a member of