What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 weeks beginning Monday 30 October 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Multi level development comprising 247 dwellings
On 31 October 2023 local members from the Beeston and Holbeck Labour Party selected Sharafat (Shaf) Ali as their candidate to face the 2024 Local Elections. This comes following the resignation of Councillor Gohar Almass who announced he will be stepping down due to health reasons. Sharafat Ali commented: “I
Cockburn School and Cockburn John Charles Academy are celebrating the results of their Year 11 leavers who have achieved at the highest level categorised by the Department for Education as ‘Well Above Average’. Students at both schools achieved over half a grade higher in each qualification on average, compared to
Two new overhead gantries will be set in place above the M621 in South Leeds during the next phase of work on major improvements to the motorway. National Highways is installing the super-span gantries – named as they span the road in both directions instead of just one – over
Raymond Harley, who died last month from myeloma and kidney failure, was known to many families in South Leeds through his service as a Scout Leader for over 50 years. Raymond was born in Holbeck and joined the cubs at St Matthew’s Church in 1947. He returned in 1960 with
Detectives investigating a serious sexual offence in Beeston have issued a CCTV image of a potential key witness they would like to speak with. Enquiries are ongoing into the attack which occurred in Tunstall Road, Beeston in the early hours of Sunday (22 October 2023) and a 34-year-old man has
Fifth-generation family-owned Yorkshire bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has joined the Wild Ingleborough programme to help restore and maintain nature across the region. As part of the long-term commitment, the Beeston-based luxury bedmaker, will focus its substantial five-figure investment on high-quality climate work, which includes natural regeneration and restoration of land around
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 weeks beginning Monday 23 October 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of battery energy storage unit
Future Horizons Leeds have said they are “really pleased with the positive feedback” after their first Ofsted inspection, which judged that the college ‘Requires Improvement’ overall. Future Horizons Leeds, an independent specialist college and charity based in Beeston and Kirkstall provides education and adult social care to young adults who
Police investigating a serious sexual assault in Leeds have issued an appeal for dashcam footage. Detectives would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area around Dewsbury Road and Tunstall Road in Beeston between 6am and 7am on Sunday (22 October 2023). The crime reference is 13230586993.