What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Holbeck is the place to be on Sunday (7 May 2017) as Slung Low deliver their 6th How To…Festival : Home, Heritage & Belonging. They promise a day of discovering place and people with performances, a guided walk, demonstrations, activities and food from Gayatri Ganapathy, Dr Simon Bradley, Nick Cassenbaum,
Leeds City Council’s City Plans Panel will decide tomorrow (Thursday 27 April 2017) on a planning application to build new flats on Whitehall Road in Holbeck. The scheme, on the corner of Springwell Road would see a curved, stepped complex, rising to 16 storeys close to the railway line. The
The Yorkshire Post reported this week that Burberry are “taking a moment to think through” their plans to build a new manufacturing base in Holbeck on the old Kays site. I say the Kays site, but it’s a whole bunch of sites, including perhaps most importantly Temple Works, the Grade
Leeds City Council has published a draft Traffic Regulation Order covering a large section of Holbeck aimed at tackling city centre commuter parking. Measures include no waiting (double yellow lines) on one side of Holbeck Moor Road and pay and display charges for parking on the moor side of the
Nearly fifteen years since it originally formed in 2002 People Matters is changing into a charity from April. As one of the first Community Interest Companies (CICs) and a social enterprise it has always been not for profit, with a volunteer board and a wide membership base supporting people with
The first phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme has reached a major milestone as all three moveable weir gates have now been successfully put in place at Knostrop Weir on the River Aire.Costing in the region of £50million, the scheme is being led by Leeds City Council in partnership
The Beeston Hill and Holbeck housing regeneration scheme has completed its capital works and held a celebration event at Bismarck Way on Wednesday {22 March 2017). Speeches were kept to a minimum given the inclement weather, but Simon Costigan from Housing Leeds spoke about the commitment of local councillors to
Detectives investigating three armed robberies in South Leeds which are believed to be linked have released CCTV images of the suspects. One image from a robbery at Holbeck Wines & Spirits on Tuesday night (21 March 2017) shows the face of one of the suspects, who is wearing a distinctive
Detectives are appealing for information following three armed robberies in South Leeds which are believed to be linked. At 10.25pm last night (Tuesday 21 March 2017) police were called to Holbeck Wines & Spirits, in Top Moor Side, after the shop was robbed by three men, one of whom was
An exciting evening filled with bedtime stories took place at Lane End Primary School on Thursday 2nd March. As part of their World Book Day fun the teachers, parents, carers and children came together in their pyjamas for hot chocolate and to share lots of wonderful children’s books. “At Lane