What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Imaginative Intelligence Warriors (IIW) are a group of pupils from Ingram Road Primary School who act as a steering committee for their local theatre company Slung Low. Over the last few years we have organised family-friendly events, commissioned artists to work in Holbeck and collaborated on big projects such
The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, unveiled the proposed routes of the new mass transit system for West Yorksire’s first two lines, at an event this morning (15 July 2024). The plans, which are now open for public consultation, show three possible routes through South Leeds to link the
Leeds City Council heard a deputation from Leeds Stand Up To Racism about plans to commemorate the ‘Battle of Holbeck Moor’ when local people prevented the British Union of Fascists from holding a rally on the moor, at their meeting yesterday (10 July 2024). Beeston resident Sam Kirk spoke for
The sun shone (most of the time) and it stayed dry (mostly) and crowds flocked to Holbeck Moor yesterday (6 July 2024) to enjoy Holbeck Gala. There was a wide range of free activities for children including Breeze inflatables, football with Holbeck Moor Juniors, and a climbing wall. Stalls, refreshments,
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 1 July 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Minor alterations to provide an accessible
Continuing our series looking at the bridges that cross the River Aire and canals in Leeds, our next bridge down river from Wellington Bridge is Monk Bridge on the Whitehall Road. This bridge derived its name from an area called Monk Pits, an area of meadowland to the north of
A new aquatic robot, inspired by a whale shark and using cutting-edge technology from the Netherlands, is set to clean up the waterways in Leeds City Centre. It is the first project of its kind in the UK. Yorkshire Design Group and partners are delighted to announce the launch of
We are very excited for this year’s gala, a great chance to come together and celebrate the community of Holbeck. Come down to Holbeck Moor on Saturday (6 July 2024) between 12-4pm before heading home to catch the football! As usual we have a brilliant line up of music collated
Preferred Homes will be opening their first Extra Care Apartments in Leeds this Autumn. The 63 new affordable one and two bedroom apartments are being built on Hunslet Moor Road in Beeston, next to Pennington Court care home. A community event is being held on Tuesday (2 July 2024) at
ice&fire – the human rights arts charity and theatre company – is staging one-off performances of its ground-breaking ‘Tales from the hostile environment’ across the UK in the run-up to voting in the general election on 4 July. On Sunday (30 June 2024), it will be staged at Slung Low