What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Pupils at Cockburn Ingram Road Academy are set to enjoy a joyful end to the school term, thanks to a heartwarming Easter initiative supported by Yorkshire Children’s Charity and generous local businesses. Through the charity’s annual Easter campaign, the academy has been partnered with three organisations – Frank Shaw Architects,
A new pizza takeaway could open in the city’s up-and-coming Holbeck area if plans are agreed with the council. New York-style Edges Pizza has applied to set up shop in a vacant railway arch at Fourth Court on Bridge Road. Pizzas would be pre-ordered online from the takeaway near the
The next phase of Leeds’ low-carbon heat network is set to move forward with senior leaders having approved the appointment of a new delivery and funding partner. Building on the huge and on-going success of Leeds PIPES, Hemiko has been appointed to develop a new low-carbon heat network in the
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 16 March 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective application for a temporary change
With billions in economic potential and multiple nationally significant programmes advancing in 2026, Leeds confirms it is ready to move from vision to delivery this year. At the end of 2025, Leeds City Council launched an ambitious Economic Vision outlining the opportunity to generate £20billion in economic growth and create 100,000 new
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 2 March 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of external glazed security screen
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South West Community Committee, made up of Councillors for Beeston & Holbeck and Hunslet & Riverside wards, plus Armley and Kirkstall wards, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at Leeds Civic Hall, LS1
After the huge success of Let’s Move: South Leeds 2025, where hundreds of local people came together to move, explore and connect at Cross Flatts Park, we’re delighted to announce that planning is now under way for this year’s event. Let’s Move: South Leeds 2026 will take place on Saturday
Final go-ahead is expected to be given for work to start on a major new £15million sports hub in Holbeck at Leeds City Council’s executive board meeting next week (11 March 2026). Senior councillors are expected to give approval to appoint an agreed contractor to complete the work which will
Scalarama Leeds DIY Film Festival is hosting a fundraiser on Thursday (5 March 2026) at The Holbeck Working Men’s Club from 6:30PM. Scalarama is a volunteer-led, not-for-profit film festival, dedicated to encouraging anyone to screen films, anywhere. The festival takes place throughout September and last year we had a fantastic