What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Tuesday (24 October 2023) the children of Kidz Klub Leeds held a special ‘Happy Tea’ event at Beeston Hill United Free Church to thank everyone who supports their activities throughout the year. Ward Councillors Andrew Scopes, Annie Maloney and Paul Wray were among those who attended and added their
The Big Bike Fix in Leeds – a charity which gives used bikes a new lease of life before gifting them to those who need them most – has renovated its workshop, thanks to a grant from enfinium. The funding was awarded to the charity by enfinium’s nearby Skelton Grange
The Yorkshire Witch is coming! It’s 1809 and Mary Bateman is about to be hanged for witchcraft and murder. Her career of crime has included fake identities, poisoned pudding, a holy hen, drunk watchmen and – of course – a freshly-shaved leg of Mutton. But who is she? Why did
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 16 October 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective application for change of use
Asha Neighbourhood Project‘s autumn half term play scheme is due to take place for one week starting on Monday 30 October to Wednesday 1 November. The playscheme is for children aged 5-12 years living in South Leeds and features arts and crafts, a cinema trip, and outdoor play in Cross
The ‘Save Money, Save The Planet’ campaign being run by St Luke’s CARES is holding an ‘Upcycling’ competition and there are cash prizes up for grabs. Upcycling repurposes unwanted materials and turns them into something great. The competition is for people to craft something from items that would otherwise go
Councillor Gohar Almass (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) has announced that he is to step down at the next election in May 2024. Cllr Amass was facing a deselection battle within the Beeston & Holbeck Labour Party Branch, but announced he wouldn’t be seeking reselection hours before Tuesday night’s branch meeting
As part of this year’s recycle week (16-22 October 2023), Leeds City Council and Recycle Now are launching a fun mission for primary school children with the arrival of the big recycling hunt. Recycle week is calling on children aged 5 to 11 in Leeds to take the lead in
Police are appealing for witnesses or video footage after a road traffic collision in Leeds which left the driver of a car with life threatening injuries and the passenger seriously injured. The collision happened on the A6110 ring road in Beeston at the junction with Elland Road at 2:30pm yesterday
Ofsted has said that New Bewerley Community School in Beeston ‘Requires Improvement’, despite ‘Good’ judgements in four out of five areas. The school was inspected on 20 and 21 September and the report has been published today (17 October 2023). The inspectors praise many aspects of the school describing it