What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Just inside St Matthew’s Community Centre there is a wonderful local spot to meet your friends over coffee and a light bite to eat. It has just undergone a make-over so it’s a great opportunity to pop by and try it out. The café space, which is run by Holbeck
Unity Homes and Enterprise is in contention for two prizes at the Northern Housing Awards 2025. The BME housing association, which manages affordable properties for tenants in Beeston and Holbeck, has been shortlisted for Best Customer Experience with the judges adjudicating on “organisations that are placing excellent customer experience front
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 24 March 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Relocation of drive-thru equipment and the
Leeds music charity, Cloth Cat, continues to inspire with their Get Your Act Together music project for young people. Cloth Cat, a charity based in Holbeck, have been supporting people and the Leeds music scene for over 25 years. They put on gigs all over the city as well as
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 March 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective planning application for the installation
A man who masterminded a violent robbery in Leeds where rare Porsche parts were stolen has been jailed after being tracked down by tenacious detective work over a four-year international manhunt. Wahseem Fazal tried to cheat justice by fleeing the country after he was charged over the armed robbery at
As previously reported, the award-winning Build to Rent developer PLATFORM_ has collaborated with renowned international street artist Kid Acne to create a major new landmark for Leeds. The art installation will transform the historic Commercial Inn in the heart of Sweetfields, a significant new 1.3 million sqft neighbourhood on Sweet Street
Holbeck-based arts charity Pyramid has been shortlisted for the Flare Audio Music and Culture for Wellbeing Award at this year’s Northern Music Awards sponsored by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, hosted by music therapy charity, Nordoff and Robbins. High Rise Music, Pyramid’s weekly group for people with profound and multiple learning
Police are warning of the dangers of illegally modified electric bikes after the rider of one was sentenced over a collision which caused the death of a man in Leeds. Oury Diallo, aged 22, of Meynell Approach, Holbeck, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today (10 March 2025) for causing
Although we’re big advocates for being active all year round, it’s been a busy start to 2025 for Get Set Leeds Local, catching up with partners and residents who are developing plans and ideas for the Spring / Summer when it can feel a bit easier to get outdoors or