What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Commercial pub on Sweet Street in Holbeck was the scene of a substantial fire last night (2 January 2021). The fire damaged both floors of the derelict two storey building. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service were called at 7:10pm and seven appliances from across Leeds attended the incident
Alan Lane, the Artistic Director of Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the community in South Leeds during Covid-19 in the New Year’s Honours List. As we have reported over the last year, Alan and the team at Slung
Updated at 6pm: Police have confirmed that Ella Parnell has been found safe and well Police are appealing for information to trace missing 16-year-old Ella Parnell. Ella went missing from her home address in Holbeck on Boxing Day (26 December2020). She is described as a white female, 5ft 8”,
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
December has always been a jam-packed month of festivities at Holbeck Together and due to the current safety guidelines, we’ve had to be even more creative in developing ways of spreading as much seasonal cheer as possible! Due to the change in guidelines, we had to revise our original plans,
Last Saturday (12 December 2020) saw LS11 residents out in (socially-distant) numbers, to enjoy the spectacle of Christmas carols and festive cheer blasting out from an illuminated open-top bus and bicycle procession – as a Covid-safe alternative to the popular annual Lantern Festival. Over two hours, the bus wove its
This week the Year 5 children at Lane End Primary School had their first Modern Foreign Language lesson with their new teacher—Rodrigo from Leeds United FC! Leeds Utd TV turned up also, to film the special event. Rodrigo, who also plays for the Spanish national team, helped the children to
Over the last 7 years, the Cross Flatts Lantern Festival has become a fixture in the community’s Christmas celebrations. Each year the park has been lit up with hundreds of lanterns and thousands of fairy lights on a cold December evening; stable animals have delighted children and adults alike; school
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
Beeston and Holbeck Councillors, Gohar Almass, Andrew Scopes and Angela Gabriel, have thanked the Fire Service for the ‘vital lifeline’ they have provided in responding to the challenges of the pandemic. Cllr Gohar Almass, Chair of the Community Safety Committee at the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority, has highlighted