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 week beginning Monday 3 November 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Reserved matters application for Plot MU4
Reader Linda Meikle sent in the above photo and commented: “How lovely it was to have the gate open and to be able to get close to the cross and see the stones properly at St Mary’s Spire in Hunslet for the memorial service.” People also gathered in Holbeck Cemetery
A man has been found guilty of murdering Darren Leach at his home on Marsden Grove, Beeston in March. William Joyce, aged 38, of Woodview Terrace, Beeston, was found guilty yesterday (Friday 7 November 2025) following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. He was also found guilty of an offence
Cockburn Reach Academy is proud to provide exciting, hands-on learning that nurtures curiosity, confidence, and practical skills in every pupil through their very own Forest Schools programme. Learning in the natural environment helps children develop problem-solving skills and deepens their connection with the outdoors. Pupils are taking safe risks, from
The Leeds Palestinian Film Festival is proud to announce its return for 2025, taking place from November 12 to December 6 at iconic venues across Leeds. Now in its 11th edition, the festival continues to celebrate the richness, diversity, and resilience of Palestinian culture through the lens of cinema. This
Leeds City Council has hailed a series of successful court cases as a “clear signal” of its determination to combat housing fraud. The council has brought separate civil proceedings against four of its tenants in recent months after checks revealed they were subletting their homes. Proceedings were also brought against
The closure of 18 children’s centres is set to go ahead after a failed bid to have the decision re-considered. Opposition councillors challenged a plan to reduce the number of Leeds City Council-run centres to 31 under plans to save £2.45m. The Labour-run authority pointed out that Leeds would still
When I started researching this article I had no idea that the Women’s Royal Army Corps (WRAC) Association had campaigned for proper recognition of the role played by women in the armed forces in the Second World War. In May 2023 a press release was put out by the Association
Plans to expand Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium could be approved if parking and road safety concerns are resolved. The city council and club bosses hope to avoid a delay to the project, which would eventually boost seating capacity to 53,000. A first phase of the scheme would see the
Already a disabled youth voice representative and accessibility advocate, 15-year-old Mikey J Marsden is standing for election to the UK Youth Parliament. Mikey is a student at Cockburn School in Beeston and last year became ill with an incurable disability called Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS). PoTS is a dysfunction of