What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 31 July 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Single storey extension to the front
Holbeck-based music charity Cloth Cat has secured funding from the National Lottery to deliver three more years of music activities, in order to support young people across the city aged 11-18. The organisation has spent the last four years delivering Get Your Act Together, a series of after school music
On Friday (4 August 2023) a team from Northern Monk Brewery will be taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks to raise £5,000 for Holbeck Together’s community supermarket. This fundraising campaign builds on the really strong relationship we have developed with Northern Monk over the last few years as a local
In July we delivered our latest ride leader training course, in partnership with Cycling UK. Those completing the course will now work towards developing led rides within Leeds. We’ll be building up our list for the next course now, so if you are interested in delivering some adult led group
Ahead of the new Championship season, football fans and drivers in Leeds are urged to stay safe and pay attention to new road layouts on the M621. National Highways is warning road users not to drive into coned off areas after three incidents on the motorway within three weeks where
The skatepark on Holbeck Moor has been brightened up in time for the school holidays thanks to a project initated by Cllr Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) and delivered by pupils from Reach Primary Learning Centre, with a little help from Burley Banksy (Andy McVeigh). [slideshow_deploy id=’149935′] Ali Elvidge,
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 17 July 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Partial demolition of existing buildings; Extensions
Two organisations working in South Leeds have been named among the top 100 social enterprises in the UK, in this year’s NatWest SE100 Index. Revive Leeds and Community Wood Recycling are on the list which recognises their social impact, sustainability and ability to innovate as well as their commitment to
A vintage, 160-year-old model steam locomotive named after a famed 19thcentury opera star had a fascinating family reunion with its maker’s Australian ancestor. The detailed model of the Jenny Lind, crafted in Leeds in around 1849 by local train driver Charles Wilson, has been part of the collection of model
What a privilege it was to be present at Slung Low’s Warehouse in Holbeck on Friday evening (7 July 2023) and be a (small) part of their joint production with Manchester Collective and Ingram Road Primary School, of the opera Noah’s Flood. The show was a triumph, blending professionalism with