What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Matty Sylvester from Belle Isle was delighted to win a hybrid boxing title belt on Leeds promoter Scott McHugh’s recent show held at the Aria Suite in Woodhouse. Sylvester, 22, wore 4oz gloves as he defeated Jon Doody by first round knockout. “I’m currently training in Thailand,” explained Sylvester, “but
People are encouraged to report incidents as the Leeds JogOn campaign sends a message that harassment of women and girls whilst exercising will not be tolerated. A launch event for the campaign was hosted at the Royal Armouries in Hunslet on Wednesday (24 September 2025), with speakers including the Mayor
Leading UK menswear brand, Skopes, is celebrating one year since it opened its 20th, and largest, bricks-and-mortar store in the White Rose Shopping Centre. The first birthday for the White Rose store provides an opportunity for the in-store team and customers to celebrate Skopes’ return to its hometown. The store
A strategic and ambitious roadmap aimed at tackling poverty and inequality in Leeds has been launched today. City and community leaders came together at the Leeds City College Printworks in Hunslet to outline their shared ‘Team Leeds’ vision for a healthier, more inclusive and sustainable city through the newly refreshed
Leeds kitchen, bar and events space, Fearns, has announced that they will once again be joining forces with Leeds Dock Estate and Tilly & Primrose Markets to host its second collaborative artisan market. Following the successful debut earlier in the year, new dates have been confirmed for the market at
The Hunslet RLFC-sponsored Handwriting Competition, now in its second year, had a bumper number of entries on display at The Great Middleton Park Show this month. This year, six local primary schools entered their Year 4 pupils – 251 of them, aged 8 to 9 years – into the challenge
Active Leeds is opening the doors to all their gyms across Leeds, including South Leeds Stadium and Middleton leisure Centre, on Wednesday (24 September 2025) as they celebrate National Fitness Day. Anyone will be able to access the gyms for free from open to close in an effort to encourage
Because life is unpredictable, it’s important to have some savings put aside that you can fall back on if something unexpected happens, like losing your job, becoming unwell or suddenly receiving a bill for which you hadn’t already budgeted. Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union, gives
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park where Beeston in Bloom will be holding a Plant Sale on Saturday morning from 10am-2pm at the Watsonian Pavilion. Over in Hunslet Carr there
I have been fortunate enough to see many fantastic plays at Leeds Playhouse but To Kill A Mockingbird is hands down the best performance I have seen there. I still have the copy of the book I could not return to the college library because I loved it so much,