What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Thousands of local residents remain locked in a bitter and urgent battle for major safety renovations on their flat blocks – and to avoid having to foot the punishingly high costs themselves. Earlier this month (10 February 2021) saw the government’s long-awaited £3.5bn Building Safety Fund (BSF) announcement, to tackle
The RFL (Rugby Football League) have announced the Betfred League 1 Fixtures for 2021 and it’s a tough start for Hunslet RLFC. Last season the Parksiders started with two relatively easy games against both the Welsh clubs (which they won) and actually sat at the head of the table before
Residents on the Hunslet riverside are accusing the Canal and River Trust (CRT) of “environmental vandalism”, turning the local riverbank into a “barren wasteland” after unannounced tree-felling along the River Aire this month. On 18 and 19 February a large team of contractors on barges, felled several dozen mature trees
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
Compass Festival returns to South Leeds next month with one of the key artworks located at Crown Point Bridge in Hunslet. This is the arts festival’s fifth edition. In past years Compass Festival has come to South Leeds with Gregg Whelan and Gary Winters’s spiralling walk around Holbeck and the
Hunslet & Riverside ward Councillors invite you to a Zoom meeting for the residents of Hunslet Moor & Hall. The Zoom meeting will take place on Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 6:30pm. Hunslet Moor & Hall Residents meeting is an opportunity to: chat with your local ward councillors and council
Are you aged 16-25 and enjoy the outdoors? Not in Employment, Education or Training? This programme could be for you. The Prince’s Trust, in partnership with Continental Landscapes Ltd, has an exciting new programme that is perfect for those who enjoy the outdoors, want to develop their horticultural skills, or
Residents in Hunslet will see a large Leeds City Council owned planter, which has become unloved and derelict, turning into a pilot area for an urban “forest garden” – helping improve the feel and look of the area, provide local people with access to locally grown food, and help tackle
Leeds College of Building and construction partner, BAM, are celebrating student diversity figures as they join the rest of the country in marking National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2021), taking place between 8 and 14 February 2021. Since choosing Leeds College of Building as a training provider four years ago, BAM has
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