What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Are you interested in keeping fit and active in older life? Why not join our Walking Group? It’s free and we go to various venues throughout Leeds. You’ll make new friends and enjoy the feeling of getting out and about! Walks take place every Monday 11am -4pm. We use our
The £30m expansion of a school for children with special needs is set to go ahead after planning permission was approved. Leeds City Council will expand Broomfield SILC (specialist inclusive learning centre) in Belle Isle with 100 extra places. The project will meet a growing need in the city to
While resolutions are traditionally made for New Year those wanting an exciting challenge for the new academic year could train as novice boxers or MMA fighters and enjoy eight weeks free coaching for the Ultra White-Collar Boxing (WCB) and Ultra MMA November shows. Belle Isle’s James Hurst, 31, heartily recommends
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 24 August 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Four directional vinyl signs applied to
Five men and a woman have been arrested in a series of raids at addresses in Leeds last Tuesday (18 August 2026) as part of an investigation into the organised theft of cargo from heavy goods vehicles nationally. The operation, led by officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised
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 17 August 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Listed building application for change of
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