Category: Beeston

News and events for the Beeston area

Lord Mayor launches Cross Flatts Park heritage trail

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Al Garthwaite, attended Cross Flatts Park in Beeston this morning (12 March 2024) to unveil not one, but two plaques. First up was a plaque to mark Beeston in Bloom’s Gold Medal awarded by Yorkshire in Bloom last year. It goes next to plaques

South Leeds on track for new mass transit system

Plans for a tram system running through Leeds and Bradford have been set out today (7 March 2024) , with a line to Elland Road and White Rose in the first phase. The proposals were published today ahead of the final Combined Authority meeting of West Yorkshire’s leaders next week

Heritage Trail to be unveiled in Cross Flatts Park

Last September, Beeston in Bloom and the Friends of Cross Flatts Park took part in the Leeds Heritage Open Days event. This included tours of the park and a display in the café of the park, past and present. It was a great success and showed the desire of local people

St Anthony’s Primary School is still Outstanding

In a report published yesterday (6 March 2024) St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School in Beeston has been judged to be ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted inpectors. The inspection took place on 22 and 23 November 2023 and 25 January 2024. Inspectors found The quality of education, Behaviour and attitudes, Personal development and

Hamara Centre wins prestigious health award

Beeston charity Hamara Healthy Living Centre has won a major national award for its work to reduce health inequalities and poverty in Beeston and Holbeck, particularly among people from ethnic minority backgrounds. Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, Hamara Healthy Living Centre was chosen from more than 500 charities

Local cancer hero is nominated for two awards

Steven Scupham is local South Leeds hero from Beeston Hill, battling cancer and volunteering to give something back. His bravery has been recognised in two nominations for this year’s Yorkshire Choice Awards and you can help Steven by voting for him. Steven is nominated in the Volunteer of the Year