What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston has been rated ‘Good’ in all areas in its latest Ofsted inspection published this week. Ofsted grades schools on a four point scale from Outsanding, to Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate. Primary Schools are graded across five categories: The quality of education Behaviour and
With most Christmas activities cancelled last year due to Covid-19, Beeston & Holbeck Councillors Angela Gabriel, Gohar Almass and Andrew Scopes are delighted to see the return of two Christmas light switch on events in the coming weeks, funded by the Inner South Community Committee. The first event will take
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
On Saturday 20th November faith groups, community organisations and local residents are coming together to brighten up our community through litter picking and we’d love you to join us… Litter is an ongoing problem throughout south Leeds but we can all play our part in tidying up and making our
There are exciting plans underway to develop a new woodland area in Middleton, South Leeds, which will open to the public in spring 2022. The People’s Woodland will see over 9,000 trees planted to create a new green space is led by Leeds Hospitals Charity in collaboration with Leeds City
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
Two firms with sustainability at the core of their business have teamed up to create healthier homes. Luxury Beeston-based bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, and building materials provider, Adaptavate, have announced a strategic partnership centered around hemp. Having grown 382 acres of hemp this year, which ties up approximately 1,390 tonnes of
South Leeds residents are invited to give feedback on updated plans for £13million improvements to develop one of West Yorkshire’s main travel routes. The route runs from Mirfield to Dewsbury to Leeds (referred to as M2D2L) encompassing the A644 and A653 and serves 600,000 local residents, as well as major
After being inactive since the first Covid lockdown in March 2020, the South Leeds Scout group will finally reopen its doors for all 6 to 8 year olds at St Luke’s Church, Malvern Road, LS11 8PD on Friday 26 November from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Children and parents will be able
Two men have been jailed for firearms offences following an investigation into the shooting of a man in Leeds. Detectives from West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team launched Operation Pearsea in response to the shooting of a 31-year-old man in Middleton in January this year. The victim received