What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A problem property linked to drug dealing that blighted the lives of residents in a Leeds street has been shut down following joint work by the police and council. Officers from the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team worked with Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team and Housing to provide a catalogue of
Leeds City Council, the Leeds Local Education Partnership and Cockburn School have issued a consultation leaflet about the provision new outdoor sports facilities at the school on Gipsy Lane, Beeston. As we first reported in June 2020, this is the second phase of work to create 210 extra places at
Do you like good food? Hate waste? Do you want to save money? South Leeds residents are being invited to join a popular scheme to receive a large crate of so-called ‘freegan’ food (good quality food that would otherwise get binned) for just £13.50 per week. The family-sized boxes have
Ping Pong or Table Tennis? What do you call it? Regardless of what you know it by, it’s an activity which can be enjoyed by all ages, from toddlers, children, adults and older adults. It’s a game which can be adapted so that all abilities can play in some way.
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
After 21 successful years of providing childcare to South Leeds under-fives, Faith Together In Leeds 11, the charity which runs Building Blocks Nursery in Maud Avenue, Beeston Hill, has bought the building! Now their future is secure, they can carry on doing what they do best: offering excellent care to
When Thomas Watson was born in 1869 in a tiny white painted cottage on the south side of Beeston Town Street his childhood would have been traditional and as secure as it could have been at this period of time. There were five woollen mills in the district, two dye
It’s been a fixture on Dewsbury Road for the best part of a decade and owner Garry Hewitt hopes his cafe ‘Only Food and Sauces’ will continue for a long time yet – but under new management. “After seven years of fun and laughter, meeting some great people in such
It’s never been easier to get a Covid jab with vaccination clinics running across our communities this month. Whether you haven’t got around to getting your booster yet, or haven’t had your first or second jab, you can walk in to these clinics without an appointment. BITMOs GATE centre, Aberfield
Nicholas Vaughan is an artist with a singular vision and strident political views. Since November of last year, his exhibition at BasementArtsProject has been stirring debate amongst visitors with its analysis of the post-referendum United Kingdom. On Saturday 12 & 19 February 2022 Nicholas Vaughan will be running a series