What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided autumn walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (17 November 2024). The extensive woodlands at Middleton Park are a magnificent sight at this time of year, with their golden autumn colurs. This month’s Friends of Middleton Park guided walk takes a
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
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
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
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 28 October 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Single storey front extension Ground Floor
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
In their first sporting tournament of the academic year, Year 6 pupils from Middleton Primary School took part in a Dodgeball event. A mixed boys and girls team took the trip to Cockburn John Charles Academy. They competed against other local schools and played three dodgeball matches. The children showed
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
The Lord Mayors of Leeds and Bradford were on hand at Middleton Railway on Saturday (26 October 2024) for the formal handing over of Leeds-built locomotive ‘Hawarden’. As we previously reported when the locomotive arrived in January this year, Hawarden was built in 1899 by Hudswell Clarke & Co in
High-tech 3D scans have revealed the intricate inner workings of the world’s oldest model locomotive for the first time in more than 200 years. Leeds Industrial Museum’s incredible miniature recreation of a pioneering early steam locomotive recently underwent a detailed CT X-Ray survey using sophisticated equipment at the University of