What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A new social running group starts this Wednesday (26 July 2017) for runners looking to build up to running 5 kilometres. The Middleton Mavericks will meet every Wednesday evening at 7pm at the South Leeds Stadium reception at the John Charles Centre for Sport. Sessions are free, open to men
Seven sites across Leeds have hit the heights and been recognised with an internationally recognised green award. Celebrating the very best green spaces across the United Kingdom, Middleton Park, Otley Chevin, Pudsey Park, Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam estate have once again being honoured with
What improvements would you like to see at the children’s playground in Middleton Park? That’s the question being asked by Friends of Middleton Park and Leeds City Council. The groups have devised a short online survey to get your views and guide their plans. They want to know what types
Health For All‘s Connected project has come a long way since we first reported on it last year with member Luke Hastings meeting HRH Prince Henry of Wales on his visit to Leeds last week (6 July 2017). The project attracted funding from the Leeds Fund, run by Leeds Community
A meeting of the South and West Plans Panel met today (Thursday 6 July 2017) and rejected the revised plans from PCC (Yorkshire) Ltd to convert the former Omnibus pub into a House In Multiple Occupation (HMO). An application to create 15 flats on the site was rejected last year
Arrived to the BITMO’s GATE fun Seaside day on Saturday 17 June 2017, to an already packed centre filled with families. I estimate about 70 people enjoying themselves, with the children in particular playing seaside games such as hook a duck, and even a sand pit, which seemed very popular.
Victory Anyiam of Sharp Lane Primary School in Middleton was amongst the winners as young people representing schools across Leeds visited the Civic Hall this month to be congratulated on their fantastic flowerbed designs which have been brought to life in the city. Following the ever popular Leeds in Bloom design
Oddsocks Theatre return to Middleton Park on Tuesday evening (4 July 2017) for another night of family fun, breathing new life into Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet by giving it a musical Mods & Rockers twist! There’s Nowhere to Run To for the Capulets and Montagues as violent confrontation stalks every
A refurbished Middleton Community Centre was re-opened on Friday (16 June 2017) providing a new base for Middleton Elderly Aid and space for youth and other activities. Cllr Kim Groves spoke about the “difficult decisions” that had to be made two years ago when all community centres were reviewed by
Councillor Judith Blake, the first female leader of Leeds City Council and ward member for Belle Isle and Middleton has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours, in recognition of her years of service to local government. The list, released yesterday (17 June 2017) saw Cllr Blake awarded a CBE