What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Holbeck Moor FC Women recently travelled to Doncaster to participate in a tournament hosted by Girl Power. Girl Power is an organisation that works across Europe, the UK and the Middle East, to use sport and education as tools to empower, connect and unify women and girls from all cultures and
Are you ready? A festive celebration like no other is promised at the Holbeck Christmas Market & Light Switch On organised by Holbeck Together taking place on Saturday (30 November 2024) from 12–4:30pm with the light switch on starting at 4:30pm. Taking place at St Matthews Community Centre on Domestic
At there meeting on Wednesday (20 November 2024) senior Councillors on the Executive Board approved plans to develop the PIPES district heating scheme with a new network being created for the South Bank area of Hunslet and Holbeck. The existing PIPES network provides low carbon heating to some 2,000 properties
Ashley Bolser, the founder of a globally recognised Holbeck-based digital marketing agency, recently received one of the highest honours for a UK business: a King’s Award for Enterprise. During a celebration at the agency’s office in Holbeck, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Ed Anderson, presented Bolser with an honorary
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 11 November 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of a chilled water buffer
Do you remember the 1984-1985 miners’ strike? Did you take part or offer solidarity? This year is the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike and many people across West Yorkshire will be recalling their involvement or the involvement of their family. Leeds Trades Union Council are marking the anniversary with
On Sunday 10 November 2024, Remembrance Sunday, a Remembrance Service was held in Holbeck Cemetery. This has become a tradition over the last few years thanks to the tireless work of Angela Gabriel BEM who organised it once again. The service was conducted by Rev Alistair Kaye, the Vicar at
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 November 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Application under S106A for the modification
Reloved by Holbeck Together, the charity shop based inside St Matthew’s Community Centre is gearing up for Christmas and is appealing to South Leeds Life readers to have a toy tidy out before the festive season. The team at the shop say they often get donations after Christmas as people
Jamyang Buddhist Centre in Holbeck has seen some changes recently including the appointment of new Centre Manager Sarah Metcalfe. Sarah has stepped up from her previous role with Jamyang as a long serving volunteer and a member of the board of trustees. The centre has also redecorated two rooms to