What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Local residents in Cottingley have been making the most of the warm weather with their new multi-use games area with space for football, basketball, table tennis and general exercise, the MUGA has proved to be very popular. The MUGA is located on Cottingley Drive and has replaced the old skate
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 4 May 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Dormer window to front 52 Recreation
A community centre providing vital services for a south Leeds community is to be given protected status by the council. Cottingley Community Centre will be added to the city’s list of assets of community value (ACVs). The centre, home to a a GP surgery and free food service, is attended
A new community-led initiative, City of Neighbours, is launching this May in the wards of Beeston and Holbeck, and Hunslet and Riverside, with the aim of developing activities and communities which correspond directly to local people’s needs, and the challenges they are facing. Run by local charity Leeds Sanctuary, City
South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting this evening (30 April 2026) as part of our local election coverage. All the candidates standing in the Beeston & Holbeck ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about,
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South West Community Committee, made up of Councillors for Beeston & Holbeck and Hunslet & Riverside wards, plus Armley and Kirkstall wards, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at Leeds Civic Hall, LS1
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 19 January 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for the installation of solar
Councillors on the City Plans Panel voted overwhelmingly to support Leeds United’s planning application to expand the capacity of its Elland Road stadium at their meeting yesterday (8 January 2026). As we reported in December the plans will see the stadium capacity increased from 37,645 to 53,000 and sees a
Leeds United’s planning application to expand their Elland Road stadium will go to the City Plans Panel on Thursday 8 January for a decision by councillors. The report by officers recommends that the plans are approved subject to a s106 Agreement that will see the club paying for highways upgrades,