What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We are thrilled that the first block of workshops in our second year of Creative Communities, has been very well attended. Over ten weeks, the participants at Beeston Community Centre, Manorfield Hall and Hunslet Library and Hub have been introduced to a variety of art techniques, including pottery, wire sculpting,
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 25 November 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Consent, agreement or approval required by
For many people in South Leeds Beeston Festival is the highlight of the social calendar an event not to be missed. Every year Cross Flatts Park is filled with music, food, children’s activities for a day of fun and community joy. Many people are surprised to discover that the whole
Reach Primary Learning Centre is now called Cockburn Reach Academy, following a successful pre-registration inspection from Ofsted. They have now become a registered independent school. The school was already part of the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust but will now work more closely with the other Cockburn MAT schools across the south
Preferred Homes, the company behind the new Extra Care flats at Hunslet Moor House on Hunslet Hall Road in Beeston have donated £1,000 to New Bewerley Community School’s Christmas present appeal. Headteacher Juli Aldwinkle and Inclusion Manager Cat Barnes visited the flats on Tuesday (26 November 2024) and were shown
Police investigating a serious assault on a male in Leeds have issued images of two males they would like to identify. The incident occurred in Dewsbury Road in Beeston at about 5:30am on Sunday 13 October 2024. The victim was knocked unconscious in the attack and suffered serious facial injuries
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 18 November 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of smoking shelter to rear
Students and staff across Cockburn School, Cockburn John Charles Academy and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy showed their respect on Remembrance Day (11 November 2024). Young people and school staff came together across the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust schools to commemorate Remembrance Day with heartfelt ceremonies to honour those who have served
The report of an inspection by Ofsted of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School in Beeston has been published with the school found to be Good and Outstanding for Behaviour and Atiitudes and Personal Development. The inspection, carried out on 1 October, was the first since the school converted
Detectives are appealing for information to help identify an armed robber who has targeted Cash Converters stores in Leeds, threatening staff with a handgun and an angle grinder. The man struck at the branch in Dewsbury Road, Beeston, at about 4pm on Monday 4 November 2024. He arrived on an