What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in the Belle Isle area of Leeds. The incident happened on Monday morning (8 December 2025). The female victim was walking along a pathway between Old Run View and West Grange Road at 10:50am when she was approached by
Councillors have backed the expanded programme run by Hunslet Rugby Foundation (HRF) with a grant of just over £4,000. The grant, approved at last week’s Outer South Community Committee, will support youth and seniors clubs at the Belle Isle Welcome Centre, as well as girls rugby at Leeds Corinthians in
The newly elected Cockburn John Charles Student Council has officially begun its work, following a successful round of elections where students from every year group voted for their representatives. The council, made up of dedicated and enthusiastic pupils, embodies the school’s commitment to student leadership, teamwork, and active participation in
The agenda for the next meeting of the Outer South Community Committee, made up of Councillors for Middleton Park ward, plus Ardsley & Robin Hood, Morley North, Morley South and Rothwell wards, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at Leeds Civic Hall,
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Saymore T Kwashira in Belle Isle last November. Romaine James, aged 18, of Reginald Mount, Leeds, was convicted last month following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. He appeared before the court today where he was sentenced to
The expansion of a special needs school with 100 extra places could be given formal approval by council planners. A planning application setting out proposals for the re-building of Broomfield South school in Belle Isle has been submitted. The project would see part of the Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC)
Communities across South Leeds are preparing for the festive season with a series of events to switch on Christmas Lights starting this week. The first communitiy to illuminate will be Hunslet as Hunslet Tenants and Residents Association have organised to switch on the lights in Hunslet Square, outside the Library,
The council has been accused of a “raid” on education funds to help pay for a south Leeds school expansion. Around £2.2m put towards an upgrade of Broomfield South SILC school in Belle Isle includes cash first intended for school improvements elsewhere, it is claimed. An extra 100 places for children
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 October 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Redevelopment of Broomfield South SILC through