What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Former Cockburn School student, Grace Short, is celebrating captaining England against France in France. Grace graduated from Cockburn School in 2022. Having represented the school for girls rugby league, she currently plays for the Leeds Rhinos under-19 side who have won 7 of their last 8 games in 2024. Her
Beeston-based fifth-generation luxury bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has been awarded ‘Bed Manufacturer of the Year’ at the 2024 National Bed Federation Awards. The family-owned bedmaker secured the prestigious award for its continued product-related initiatives and development, after previously winning the same accolade at the NBF Awards in 2022. The judges commended
Purple Patch Arts, a celebrated charity based in Beeston, is marking its 15th anniversary of empowering learning-disabled adults and young people through innovative learning experiences. To celebrate this milestone, they’re hosting a free event showcasing their successful methodology, The Purple Patch Approach. “It makes you happier when you’re learning at
Both Middleton Railway and Beeston in Bloom won Gold Medals at this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom Awards. The Middleton Railway, entering for the fifth time, wonl in the Tourist Attractions, Stately Homes and Pay on Entry Gardens Category. On top of that, they were the joint winner in this category
First Bus has announced service changes to come into effect on Sunday 27 October, including the removal of the 1 and 1B, to be replaced by a new 24 service. The 24 will run from Beeston through the city centre and Headingley to Holt Park, the route of the old
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 23 September 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Conversion of existing basement to habitable
The Mass Transit plans consultation, launched by Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin in the summer, comes to an end next week. Thousands of the region’s residents have already had their say on the plans, which attracted public support from the likes of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds and
Leeds Knights have made a brilliant start to the new Ice Hockey season. The season, which started on 14 September 2024, has seen the Knights win their first four matches of the campaign. It all began win an 8-5 win away to Solway Sharks. The puck has hit the back
People in Leeds are being encouraged to have their say on the possible introduction of a new regulatory licensing scheme for private sector rented housing. Leeds City Council began operating a system known as ‘selective licensing’ in Beeston Hill and Harehills in 2020 with the aim of driving up the
The Beeston Hill Community Association (BHCA) is community-led group which aims to give residents of Beeston Hill* the opportunity to get to know neighbours, share their views on community life and be heard. Our hope is to celebrate what is strong in our community, not simply focus on what is