What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A much-praised extra care housing scheme has marked a special milestone as it continues to make a positive difference to the lives of older people in Leeds. Providing independent living opportunities with on-site support where required, Middleton’s Gascoigne House began welcoming residents in October last year. And, with all 60
Residents at Gascoigne House in Middleton are fundraising by walking 60 miles for Motor Neurone Disease Association. On Thursday 1 August, Yorkshire Day, the residents of Gascoigne House extra care housing started their challenge of collectively walking 60miles in August, for MND Association. We couldn’t believe it when we saw
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 29 July 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for erection of 5G 21.7m
Local singers, dancers and musicians will be performing for free on Sunday (4 August 2024) as the Friends of Middleton Park stage this year’s Middleton’s Got Talent. It all takes place on the bandstand next to Middleton Park Visitor Centre between 12-4pm. There will also be fun and games with
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (28 July 2024) looking at the park’s trees and butterflies. The land that used to be the “Old Nine” of the municipal golf course at Middleton has in recent years been planted with specimen
Two bus services, the 9 and 10 are to be combined onto a new timetable from Monday (22 July 2024). The current services 9 and 10, operated by Squarepeg, will be combined to create a single circular service to create new direct links for passengers. 9 9C White Rose Centre
Middleton Park is amongst seven parks and green spaces in Leeds to have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award after achieving the international quality mark once more. Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Middleton Park, Otley Chevin Forest Park, Pudsey Park, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam Estate are all managed
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 8 July 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective planning application for new basketball
Friends of Middleton Park welcome back Oddsocks Theatre Company for a night of Shakespeare in the park next Tuesday (16 July 2024). If you think that sounds a bit heavy for a Tuesday night, you clearly haven’t seen Oddsocks before. The company perform Shakespeare with a twist of pantomime and
Baroness Judith Blake joined the Lord Mayor of Leeds and the family of Laurence Calvert VC to officially open the new Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy (CLCA) in Middleton on Friday (5 July 2024). Opening the event David Gurney, CEO of Cockburn Multi-academy Trust said: “Education is the foundation of progress.