Category: Middleton

News and events for the Middleton area

Gascoigne House Halloween colouring competition winners

The Bistro at Gascoigne House Extra Care scheme in Middleton held a children’s colouring competition over the half term holiday. Deborah Hanson, Housing Officer at Gascoigne House explained: “There were spooky goings on in the Gascoigne House bistro over the half term week! “The bistro there had a colouring competition

Middleton drug dealer back behind bars after £10,000 cocaine haul seized

A convicted Leeds drug dealer is back behind bars after officers found Class A drugs destined to be sold when they searched his home. Officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU) executed a warrant at Mark McGregor’s Middleton home last month in response to intelligence provide

Middleton Elderly Aid receives The King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Middleton Elderly Aid’s volunteers have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2024. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. Middleton Elderly Aid is a charitable organisation and Neighbourhood Network scheme, that aims to promote

All aboard the Santa Specials at Middleton Railway

Bookings are open, and selling fast, for the ever popular Santa Specials at Middleton Railway. The railway is currently closed during November as it prepares for Santa’s arrival. The Santa Special Trains start running on Sunday 1 December 2024. Each child aged up to 10 years inclusive for whom a

Planning applications 4 November 2024

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 4 November 2024. Click on the description to see the full application:   Application under S106A for the modification

Opera North’s In Harmony programme is growing

The number of schools accessing Opera North’s award-winning music education programme, In Harmony Opera North, has doubled this term with over 3,200 pupils benefitting each week from the high-quality music provision and performance opportunities the initiative provides. The new In Harmony schools include Sharp Lane Primary School in Middleton. As

Students inspired by United players at Black History Month event

Five students from Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy, all participating in the LUFC Inspires Programme, recently had the unique opportunity to attend a special Black History Month event at Elland Road, hosted by the Leeds United Foundation. This event celebrated the contributions of individuals in sports and beyond, providing a platform