What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We were very happy to celebrate International Women’s Day here at Hamara on Saturday 2 March 2024. With the decorations up, a fabulous balloon arch, joyous music playing and food and refreshments ready visitors to this event were able to enjoy a lovely hand massage, crafts, dancing and beautiful henna
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
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 4 March 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Listed Building Application for replacement of
Would you like a free apple tree or fruit bush to brighten up your garden? If you live in the Beeston Hill area* you might be in luck. St Luke’s Tenants’ and Residents’ Association (St Luke’s TARA) are working with Fruit Works Co-operative to make Beeston Hill more green and
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
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
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
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
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
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 26 February 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Conversion of loft to habitable accommodation;