What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I met with Lynn Bailey to find out more about Better Action For Families (BAFF) which has recently marked its 20th anniversary. I started by asking how BAFF got started. “It started with my daughter Leanne,” Lynn explained. “She’s got learning disabilities and when she got to about 17 or
Were you married or christened at St Mary’s? Have you an interest in local history? Or would you simply like to see inside one of the few heritage buildings in Beeston? Heritage reaches back in time to tell the stories of our near and distant pasts. Come and visit St
Average air pollution in parts of South Leeds are twice the level recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for at least one of two of the deadliest air pollutants, according to new analysis by Friends of the Earth. Using the latest official government data, Friends of the Earth calculated
All pupils in Year 8 at Cockburn School in Beeston received CPR training as part of Restart a Heart Day. Yorkshire Ambulance Service marked Restart a Heart Day with events designed to improve cardiac arrest survival rates – including providing CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training sessions to secondary schools. 33,000 students
One of the historic listed buildings at Stank Hall was demolished last month by Leeds City Council, who own the site. Stank Hall Barn is a 15th century tithe barn located off Dewsbury Road near the White Rose Shopping Centre. In 2013 South Leeds Life kickstarted a campaign to save
Beeston Juniors FC Under 14s squad have a new kit thanks to local businessman Paul Mead. The U14s are just one of twenty teams based out of the club’s Cardinal Square base. The community football club has grown over recent years and has squads at all age groups from Soccer
Hamara Healthy Living Centre has launched a buy-a-brick campaign as part of its plans to raise funds to redevelop the Old Cockburn Sports Hall in Hunslet Moor. Hamara took over the hall in 2016 and have developed plans to recreate it as The Cockburn Centre, which will be an innovative,
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 24 October 2022: Application under S106A for the modification or discharge of Planning Obligations pursuant to Section 106A
The Deputy Mayor of West Yorkshire for Crime and Policing Alison Lowe OBE and Chief Superintendent Dodds, the Leeds District Commander, will be holding a public meeting at Hamara Healthy Living Centre on Thursday (3 November 2022) at 6pm to discuss policing issues with local people from LS11. The meeting
Detectives in Leeds are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in an affray incident. Leeds District CID would like to speak to anyone who has information or saw a disturbance involving a group of men on Sunbeam Avenue, Beeston at about 2:24am this morning (28 October 2022).