What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Hunslet at Moor Road station, the home of Middleton Railway. Saturday is Community Day and you’ll find a host of local organisations advertising what they do. As a
Older people in West Yorkshire can now get protection against a virus which can cause serious lung infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia. All adults aged 75 and over, and people living in a care home for older adults, are now eligible for the NHS Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine.
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 6 April 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of use from existing basement
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Beeston where Leeds Dads will be holding another free Soft Play session, 10am-12pm on Saturday morning at Little Angels behind the Tommy Wass pub, LS11 7HL. This for
The candidates for the 2026 Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for: Beeston & Holbeck ward Hunslet & Riverside ward Middleton Park ward We’re writing to all the candidates to ask them about why they are standing and what
Leeds Credit Union says its record start to 2026 shows why affordable local lending matters, as the Government backs a new £30 million Credit Union Transformation Fund through Fair4All Finance and plans membership rule changes to help credit unions grow. Leeds Credit Union has underwritten £3 million of lending in the
Punch, written by James Graham and directed by Adam Penford, tells the story of Jacob Dunne (Jack James Ryan), a teenager from Nottingham who embraces the more antisocial aspects of life until a run‑of‑the‑mill fight ends in fatal consequences. One punch kills a complete stranger, James Hodgkinson. After serving time
Last week, girls from Cockburn John Charles Academy and Cockburn School were part of Rothwell Town’s Under 13s reds taking part in the Costa Daurada Cup tournament, in Salou, Spain. Impressively, othe girls made it all the way to the quarter finals, narrowly missing out on a place in the
Leeds College of Building (LCB) is a finalist for 13 awards across ten categories at this year’s West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards. The annual awards event celebrates outstanding apprentices, employers, and training providers across fields such as engineering, law, and construction. This year will mark the fourth edition of the awards,
Like some distressed inner city tortoise emerging from its shell, a head perched on a long thin neck rears up from under the coat. Hollow dark rimmed eyes stare back at me from the depths of a skull that has seen more than one too many traumas. A frail skeletal frame in skintight leggings that still manage to hang off a body whose muscle has long since wasted away. I remain at a slight distance in an attempt not to intimidate. I ask again