What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 14 April 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Single storey front extension 15 Fulmar
Senior councillors in Leeds will consider an update report on ongoing work to enhance local community services and maximise the use of council buildings at a meeting later this month, which could see the merger of Vale Circles Mental Health Support Hub in Beeston and the Laurel Bank Complex Needs
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 7 April 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Demolition of Two (Class B2) Industrial
Gascoigne House Bistro, is In Middleton, just off Middleton Park Avenue with the bus stop being just yards from the Bistro. 2,12,13 Bus numbers. The Bistro is open to all Residents, inclusive of neighbours, local businesses and trades people. The Bistro is open from 8.30am to 2pm. Drinks 2pm to
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided Spring walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (13 April 2025). Spring is here – and the signs are all around in the woods. The Bluebells are starting to come up, the woodpeckers are drumming, birds are nest building and butterflies
A man has been given a 24-year sentence for a series of sexual offences against children in South Leeds. Karl Davison, 43, of Turnberry Gardens, Tingley, approached all of his victims on an electric scooter last summer, in some cases talking to them about the scooter or letting them ride
As part of the school’s Curriculum Enrichment and Careers Week, ITV weather presenter Kerrie Gosney visited Year 7 and Year 10 students for an engaging workshop focused on careers in meteorology. Kerrie shared her personal journey from a passion for weather to becoming a weather presenter, offering students a glimpse
We are sad to report the death of Rugby League stalwart Robert ‘Bob’ Pickles (2 March 1945 – 10 March 2025) Robert was born in Leeds and brought up in Middleton. He played Junior Rugby League for Middleton, Hunslet schools and Yorkshire. He signed for Hunslet RLFC aged 16 in
On 27 April Danielle Germaine from Middleton will run the London Marathon three years after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. The diagnosis came out of the blue after she noticed a change in her swallow. There was no family history or anything else to alert her, but she had a
In a post on Facebook, the Middleton & Belle Isle Neighbourhood Policing Team reported actions they had taken in the Middleton Park Ward during March as part of their road safety work ‘Fatal 5 Education & Enforcement’: This month, our team has been working to improve road safety by tackling