What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I took up the challenge to walk 60 miles in June to raise funds for Dementia UK. Two miles a day might not sound much, but I have dementia and bad knees. I completed the 60 miles on 25 June, five days early. I managed to get off to a
Pensioner Kathi Rakhshan has completed another high flying wing walk to raise money for Middleton Park Equestrian Centre (MPEC) riding for the disabled. Kathi is 72 and has had two hip replacements, but has always been an adventurous type. Suffering from arthritis put a brake on her adventures, but in
Friends of Middleton Park welcome back Oddsocks Theatre Company for a night of Shakespeare in the park on Tuesday (8 July 2025). 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
A man who raped and sexually abused three young girls over a period of two decades has been jailed. Sydney Burdon, aged 65, of Throstle Hill, Middleton was charged with nine counts of sexual offending against three girls aged between nine and 16-years-old. Burdon was arrested in January 2021 after
Police searching for Andrew Holmes who was reported missing from Morley in Leeds have found a body of a man. Officers were called to reports of a man’s body being found by a member of the public on land off Dewsbury Road, Middleton, Leeds, at 6:05pm yesterday. Formal identification is
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 23 June 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Consent, agreement or approval required by
Middleton boxer Kai Gale is looking forward to his first professional bout on a show at Wakefield’s DIY Kitchens Stadium on Saturday 12 July 2025 and wants to be seen as “first and foremost representing South Leeds.” Former Rodillian School pupil Gale recently completed four years in the Royal Engineers
Leeds City Council’s leisure centres are supporting visitors and staff to make the switch to reusable period products and removing the barrier of periods when being active. Together with period poverty charity Freedom 4 Girls, Active Leeds are giving out free sustainable products at their leisure centres across Leeds over
I have Dementia and it’s getting worse each year. This maybe my last fundraiser, as my health is not too good. I have no idea what the future holds, but with the help of friends, and also friends and staff at Gascoigne House, where I now live, I will be
For the second year running, Hunslet RLFC will donate a shirt to the winner of a special competition at The Great Middleton Park Show which takes place on 14 September 2025. Year 4 children, aged 8 to 9 years, invited from local schools, are competing to win the Handwriting Competition.