What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It might still be November, but Christmas is definitely on its way and communities around South Leeds are preparing to switch on their own local Christmas Lights. Here’s a full rundown: Belle Isle Join ward Councillors Judith Blake, Kim Groves and Paul Truswell at 3:30pm on Monday 26 November at
The Measures Of Us art project started today with people in Beeston and Holbeck being asked if they laugh everyday. As previously reported, Measures Of Us is part of the Compass Festival, a programme of arts events taking place across Leeds this week. Each day this week a new question
Industrial property landlord Towngate PLC has expanded its client portfolio in Leeds, with mechanical expert TFSmiths signing a four-year lease at Unit 1 on New Princess Street. Founded over 35 years ago, TFSmiths is a garage repair centre which provides vehicle and fleet servicing as well as recovery. The family-run
With Holbeck residents and sex work support agencies outside the Civic Hall and then joining the public gallery, Councillors debated how to tackle the issue of the ‘Managed Approach’ to street sex work in Holbeck during a meeting of the full Council at Leeds Civic Hall yesterday (14 November 2018).
When the Spotted Cow Inn in Holbeck was demolished several years ago the figure of the cow’s head above the main front door was saved and taken for storage at the premises of Slung Low underneath the railway viaduct. The idea was that, as part of Holbeck’s heritage, it could
Detectives are appealing for information following a knifepoint robbery in Leeds City Centre on Monday (12 November 2018). The incident happened at around 6.25pm at a car park on David Street in Holbeck when the victim, a 36-year-old woman, was walking to her car. As she got close to the
Plans to protect of one of the most important listed buildings in the North of England and ready it for future use are to be discussed by Leeds City Council. Holbeck’s Grade 1 listed Temple Works- also known as Temple Mill- needs urgent weather proofing to preserve its structure during
This weekend (16 & 17 November 2018) Northern Monk Brew Co are hosting their annual Dark City beer festival at their Holbeck home, The Old Flax Store. The weekend will host over 30 breweries, plus live music from 4 bands and a roster of local street food vendors. Northern Monk
Sunday (11 November 2018) marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that brought the First World War to an end. Services and acts of Remembrance are being held across South Leeds to remember the local men and women who died in the armed forces in both World Wars and other
The city-wide Compass Festival is bringing an interactive artwork to Holbeck and Beeston, testing the temperature of the community through five questions or statements. Over 5 days during the festival, starting on Monday 19 November, Measures of Us will unfold in six neighbourhoods around the city, asking questions which take