What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Greenmount Primary School in Beeston marked its 30th anniversary with a summer fayre on Saturday (30 June 2018). [slideshow_deploy id=’80905′] A major part of the fair was the Greenmount Bake Off which encouraged children to bake and decorate a cake, with or without help from parents, for a competition. All
Saturday 30 June 2018 UPDATED: Ella Parnell has been found safe and well. Police are appealing for information to trace a missing 13-year-old girl from Leeds. Ella Parnell of Normanton Grove was reported missing from her home earlier this morning at around 8am. She is described as a white
After last year’s successful photographic exhibition, Cockburn John Charles Academy (formerly South Leeds Academy) is hosting a wider arts festival. Featuring Music, Arts, Dance and Drama, MADD Fest takes place on Thursday 5 July from 6:30-8pm. Organiser Miss Jessica Rape said: “Cockburn MAT is proud to announce it’s latest MADD Fest
Detectives investigating two linked arson attacks on places of worship in Leeds have released CCTV images of a suspect they want to identify. Officers investigating the fires which were started at the front doors of the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque, in Hardy Street, Beeston, and the Guru Nanak Nishkam
Residents across South Leeds came together for a series of Great Get Together events last weekend (22-25 June 2018). [slideshow_deploy id=’80402′] The events are promoted by the Jo Cox Foundation in memory of the Labour MP who was murdered during the 2016 general election campaign. In her maiden speech to Parliament,
Nearly 400 students from Cockburn School had an fiercely competitive day at South Leeds Stadium for their annual sports day (18 June 2018). Students aged between 11 and 15 took part in a full range of athletics events. The sun shone and when not competing, the students cheered on their
Firefighters were called to blaze at Leeds Laser Cutting Limited on the Crescent Trading Estate, Dewsbury Road in Beeston this morning (22 June 2018). Two fire engines from the nearby Hunslet Fire Station attended just after 10am. The fire is thought to have been started by a machine malfunctioning. It
The next phase of public consultation on Connecting Leeds, measures to help transform transport and travel in and around Leeds, starts this week. A series of public drop-in sessions are to begin this Saturday on proposals for the A61 South (Hunslet Road, Low Road) bus route to introduce new infrastructure
Thanks to an award of over £500,000 from the National Lottery, St Luke’s, Holbeck is to set up a community project which aims to transform lives in Holbeck, Beeston and Hunslet Moor. Along with funding for a community coordinator, the historic Grade II listed Victorian church building will be extended, enabling it
Organised by the Friends of Cross Flatts Park (FoCFP) each year – this brings music to the heart of the local communities and is great family fun. Cllr Andrew Scopes said: “This is a great event that encourages us to make the most of the amazing Cross Flatts Park, I’d