What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
CEG have now secured planning permission for their redevelopment of Draper’s Yard, the former Kays building on Marshall Street in Holbeck. As we reported in March, the building is being developed for Labcorp, a global diagnostics and drug development company at the heart of life-science innovation in Leeds. The building
Leeds-based theatre company imagine if will stage ‘Is Anyone There?’, an outdoor community theatre performance, at The Holbeck on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 August 2021. ‘Is Anyone There?’ is co-devised, bringing together a team of theatre professionals (including Slung Low’s Alan Lane) and members of imagine if’s Phoenix programme.
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
EN:Able Futures, an award-winning apprenticeship employer are working with BAM Construction to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Apprentice Construction Site Manager to work in the heart of the new Temple district in Holbeck being developed by CEG. They are looking for an enthusastic candidate with a knowledge and interest
As Covid-19 restrictions have eased over the past couple of months, Holbeck Together has enjoyed welcoming its clients safely back to the community for outdoor coffee mornings, shopping trips and dance lessons. But for the first time in almost 18 months, as the country moves to the next stage of
Recently, I attended a demonstration at Leeds Dock organised by the leaseholders who live there and who are affected by the cladding scandal. Many of them were holding cardboard signs showing the amounts of money they fear they may be asked for to fix the fire safety defects in their
Get Set Leeds Local (Active Leeds, part of Leeds City Council) has been working with community partners to bring two Holbeck Moor Sport and Active Lifestyle Fairs on Saturday 31 July and Friday 27 August, both 1–4pm. It’s been a tough year for everyone, and local organisations and friends wanted
Police would like to speak to Danny Staten, who is wanted in connection with a robbery in Leeds. He is described as being of slim build and about 5ft 7ins tall, with blue eyes and fair hair. He has links to inner Leeds, particularly the Beeston, Holbeck and Hunslet areas.
About 40 residents attended a meeting to discuss the end of the Managed Approach to street sex work in Holbeck on Wednesday evening (21 July 2021). The ‘zone’ element of the Managed Approach was suspended in March 2020 due to the Covid pandemic and as we have reported, a decision
Canal & River Trust sees increase in numbers of people jumping into its canals and rivers and issues reminder ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day (25 July 2021) asking families to stay SAFE by water As temperatures soar, Canal & River Trust, the waterways and wellbeing charity which cares for