What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Juggler, water-bender, and part-time deep thinker Robin Boon Dale presents the full length edition of his award-winning show at The Holbeck on Sunday (29 September 2019). What Does Stuff Do? is a Ted talk-esque performance about the relationships between people and things, which pivots between absurdity and profundity. Guiding you
Northern Monk, based at Marshall’s Mill in Holbeck, has honed its craft with the North at its heart. Now, as part of its fifth birthday celebrations, the brewery has turned its attention to helping others do the same. Independent brewery, Northern Monk, is looking to spark a Northern revolution by
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a stabbing in Leeds last night. The incident happened on Holbeck Moor off Top Moor Side playing fields, where the fair was being held. Officers were called just after 9pm on Saturday (21 September 2019) to reports of a male being seriously injured. A
People wanting to make Leeds the best city in the UK to live in are encouraged to join the Kindness Revolution at its launch event on Saturday 21 September in Holbeck. As well as music from Tenzin and Captain of the Lost Waves, the launch evening will include a poem
The M621 motorway which sweeps through South Leeds will see further night time disruption in the coming months as preparatory work is carried out ahead of a raft of improvement works. Highways England say that the major investment will support economic growth and improve journey times for drivers and the
A new project to help families integrate starts this Sunday (21 September 2019). ‘No Margins’ is billed as family adventures in poetry and spoken word and runs at The Holbeck club. Touchstone’s Migrant Access Project Plus (MAP+) are working with Slung Low theatre and local poets after hearing of issues
Local people have been reacting to the news that Leeds City Council will discuss selling the site of the former Matthew Murray High School in Holbeck to Leeds United, at a meeting on Wednesday (18 September 2019). The plan is to move Leeds United training facilities currently at Thorpe Arch,
Thursday (12 September 2019) saw Leeds Civic Trust unveiling a blue plaque to celebrate the Holbeck Working Men’s Club. The unveiling featured a specially commissioned poem by Ian McMillan (see below), as well as a performance by the Commoners Choir. Formed in 1871 the Holbeck Working Men’s Club is 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 9 September 2019: One LED digital advertising screen Railway Viaduct Domestic Street/Domestic Road Junction Holbeck Leeds LS11 9RT Ref.
St Luke’s Church is going through a lot of changes with work to extend the building ongoing, this extension will mean a bigger space for the community to use when it’s finished in 2020. St Luke’s Tots, Tea and Toast is a term time toddler group which is usually held