What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds City Council are consulting residents on this year’s woodland creation programme with three sites identified in South Leeds. The proposal at Bismarck Street in Beeston Hill is to plant two standard trees (6-8 feet) on a small green space, just off Lady Pit Lane. The plan in Belle Isle
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 27 July 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Double-sided digital free standing unit advertisement
Belle Isle’s Jamie Portrey is delighted to have raised a further £5,000 for charity as he competed for the third and likely final time in a white-collar boxing event at Leeds Armouries organised by Ultra WCB and which makes his fundraising total over three events a staggering £18,000. “I haven’t
On Wednesday (22 July 2026) Belle Isle Senior Action – BISA, formally known as Belle Isle Elderly Winter Aid – BIEWA, celebrated their 40th Anniversary Year. The charity was the first to be formed in the city, and served as an experiment funded by Leeds City Council to support vulnerable
Young people in South Leeds can look forward to another sparkling summer of outdoor fun with free Activity Days and Breeze In The Park visiting sites around the area. Breeze will bring a jam-packed array of activities, featuring everything from sports and games to art and music – and, of
A youth engagement event is coming to Belle Isle on Thursday (23 July 2026) 1-3pm at the West Grange Road MUGA (multi use games area), LS10 3UY. Leeds Federated Housing Association, BITMO and Places for People have joined force with Opera North and the Hunslet and Belle Isle Community Project
Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO) has won a national award for its Community Fund, which provides support for Belle Isle tenants with the cost of living as well as funding environmental improvements. It is just one of many ways BITMO is able to go over and above the support
Girls’ rugby is thriving in South Leeds with three teams now representing HRF Corinthians. Hunslet Rugby Foundation partnered with Leeds Corinthians three years ago to establish a junior section known as HRF Corinthians. Since then, more than 50 girls have taken part in rugby activities across both codes, Rugby League
Leeds is a city obsessed with sport — and with the 2026 FIFA World Cup in full swing, excitement is building as fans dare to believe that, after 60 years, football might finally be coming home. But while the world looks to the big stage, something lesser known but just