What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
There’s a stunning new public artwork at the Tower Works development in Holbeck. Artist Zoe Power has created a 300 square meter mural, A Common Thread, which incorporates cogs from factory machines and patterns from woollen weaves, nodding to Leeds’ industrial past and referencing the site’s previous use as a
A new youth club has opened in Holbeck thanks to the Gambia Welfare Society. Funded by Leeds City Council’s Inner South Community Committee, the club runs sessions every Friday and Saturday from 6-8pm at Oak House, Balm Walk, LS11 9PG. The club is open for all young people in the
Joanna Project, a local charity based in Holbeck that helps women facing complex disadvantages, has been awarded an £800 donation from TalkTalk’s Future Fibre Fund to help purchase new technology for their Support Workers. The connectivity provider’s latest Future Fibre Fund initiative saw a total of £5,000 donated to women-led
Staying warm this winter may be a challenge for some with rising utility bills. So it’s good to know that the Belle Isle Welcome Centre at St John & St Barnabas Church is now providing a warm space Monday to Friday 9am-1pm. You’ll find a welcoming smile and free hot
Get Set Leeds Local (GSLL) is a Sport England funded project led by Active Leeds (part of Leeds City Council), working alongside residents and partners across Hunslet and Riverside and Beeston and Holbeck, exploring how collaboratively we can break down barriers and enable more people to move more. Over the
Job Day was born in 1840 at Ulceby a small Lincolnshire village and his father was Thomas Day a farm labourer and his mother was Mary Day. The family comprised of John and Job Day and in 1861 at the age of 21 Job had a career as a Tea
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 22 January 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of use of car showroom
A group of 20 Beeston and Holbeck residents, activists and trades unionists met at Cross Flatts Park on Saturday (20 January 2024) and walked together into central Leeds to join the Leeds March for Palestine organised by Leeds Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Carrying a ‘Beeston for Palestine’ banner and ‘Freedom for
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 15 January 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: 6.00m single storey rear extension, 2.97
Plans are underway to commemorate ‘The Battle of Holbeck Moor’ when Holbeck saw off Hitler’s friends in 1936. Beeston resident Sam Kirk, who is leading the drive to have a Leeds Civic Trust Blue Plaque installed on behalf of Leeds Stand Up To Racism, explained the events: On the 27