What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hundreds of residents living in ‘back-to-back’ council properties in Beeston, Holbeck and Hunslet will benefit from a project which will make their homes warmer and better insulated. The TIBB project (Transformation Insulation to Back-to-Back), forms part of Leeds City Council’s commitment to invest £100million in decarbonising council housing. Once the
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 16 May 2022: Installation of two new FMT and two new ESL silos on new concrete bases; New
Cllr Paul Wray and Cllr Mohammed Iqbal (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) have welcomed the announcement that the play equipment upgrades for Brickfields Park on Beeston Hill are due to be installed from next week (23 May 2022). Cllr Paul Wray said “It is great to see this long wanted upgrade
Fifth-generation family bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has continued its charitable giving with a recent donation of 136 mattresses to The International Charity Fund “For Ukraine”, to support the country’s needs within hospitals and refugee accommodation. The Beeston-based company’s latest donation was initiated by Ukrainian native Olena Todd, Buyer at Harrison Spinks. Originating from Lutsk in
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 9 May 2022: Single storey rear extension 2 Allenby Crescent Beeston Leeds LS11 5RZ Ref. No: 22/02832/FU |
A laboratory at the DePuy Synthes research & development (R&D) campus in Beeston is the first Johnson & Johnson site globally to gain a sustainability certification for outstanding work in reducing the environmental impact of laboratory space following the successful completion of the My Green Lab Certification Programme. The site
A wildlife garden at a South Leeds school is set to flourish following a £1,000 donation from a housebuilder. The Stephen Longfellow Academy has created a biodiversity garden complete with a bee colony and vegetable patch and plans to expand its green space with the funds received from the Persimmon
I would like to respond to a post by the Chair of Trustees of Cockburn School about the objections to the proposed development on Middleton Park land of a new 3G sports pitch and tennis courts, and would like to take the opportunity to respond and refute the points made.
I am writing with reference to Cockburn School’s recent planning application (made on behalf of the school by Leeds City Council) regarding the building of a new playing field and tennis courts on a part of the old, private South Leeds Golf Course. As usual with the school, whenever an
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 2 May 2022: Change of use from Garage block to self contained annex Garage Block Adjacent 48 Belle