What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
What a lovely sunny day the Friends of Hunslet Moor had on Sunday (24 August 2025) for their first Family Fun Day funded by Love Leeds Parks. The day began with the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Dan Cohen opening the day with a short speech. All sorts of activities
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South West Community Committee, made up of Councillors for Beeston & Holbeck and Hunslet & Riverside wards, plus Armley and Kirkstall wards, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at Leeds Civic Hall, LS1
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 August 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of use from B2 (General
Work to completely refurbish parks tennis courts across Leeds has finished, with 50 courts in 11 parks given new life. Parks across Leeds have seen a total investment of over £787,000 ensuring that top quality facilities are available for local communities in the city. The second phase of the project
Fighters from the MSA gym in Beeston showed their skills at the two-day Magic of Thailand Festival in Manchester. The event was one of a number held in various locations this summer promoting the culture, food and sport in the south-east Asian nation of over seventy million people. “We put
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 11 August 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Consent, agreement or approval required by
After the success of the Community Fun day at Rowland Road last August, the Beeston Hill Community Association (BHCA) Committee, along with local craft traders, have come together to run a similar event this year. The Family Fun Day will take place on Saturday (16 August 2025) 11am-4pm at Rowland
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 August 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective change of use from a
Eric Smith, who has died aged 88, lived all his life in Leeds 11. A former teacher of French, member of Beeston Labour Party and the Leeds Gay Community Group, his major passion was transport, especially trams, trolleybuses and buses. Readers may remember his articles in South Leeds Life, where
Nurseries in Hunslet and Holbeck will remain under local authority control after Leeds City Council failed to find suitable new providers. 12 Little Owls nurseries were put under a cost-saving review by the council, including four which were considered for take-over by schools. But three of the schools were unable