What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds is marking a major milestone as the birthplace of Baby Week UK when the annual event for the city’s youngest residents returns – and this year celebrates its 10th anniversary. Running from November 14-20 2025 at venues across the city, the week aims to showcase the wealth of support
People in West Yorkshire are being invited to have their say to help design the inside of the region’s Weaver Network buses. West Yorkshire’s integrated Weaver Network will incorporate a new publicly-owned and run bus system, when franchised services are introduced in 2027 and 2028. A consultation has been launched
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a once-in-a-lifetime event on Wednesday 26 November 2025: an attempt to set a world record for the most high fives in 30 seconds with a seasonal twist, as all participants will be on ice skates. Joining the record-breaking skate are local ice hockey superstars
Communities across South Leeds are preparing for the festive season with a series of events to switch on Christmas Lights starting this week. The first communitiy to illuminate will be Hunslet as Hunslet Tenants and Residents Association have organised to switch on the lights in Hunslet Square, outside the Library,
“Arbeit Macht Frei – Work sets you free” was the legend above the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the single biggest lie ever sold to the world. For more than one million Jewish people this was the gate to interminable suffering and eventual death. It was only when the war was brought to an end and the gates to this hell on earth were thrown open, that the world witnessed the extent of the atrocities that the Nazi’s had wrought on humankind.
Leeds Art Gallery and Pyramid, a Holbeck-based arts organisation, are proud to announce a new collaborative show that responds to the work of John Atkinson Grimshaw and features artwork by artists with learning disabilities and autism. Titled Pyramid View On … John Atkinson Grimshaw, the artistic response opens on Friday
The NHS in West Yorkshire is encouraging people to stay well this winter to look after themselves, their loved ones, and busy NHS services. With colder weather comes increased health risks like nasty winter bugs and respiratory illnesses such as flu, RSV and COVID-19. Loneliness also increases during winter, particularly
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. St Luke’s Church have organised a Community Woodland Walk on Saturday. This is a chance to get out into nature, identify trees and fungi, gather tree seeds to plant and collect pine cones
Financial services provider Leeds Credit Union has partnered with financial technology specialists FinTech North, forming a collaboration that reflects the companies’ shared commitment to promoting financial inclusion and supporting purpose-driven FinTech in the region. Leeds Credit Union is a member-owned financial organisation providing simple savings products and affordable loans to
Leeds College of Building (LCB) is celebrating after winning a top industry trophy at the Construction Apprenticeship Awards 2025 in Manchester. The prestigious ‘Construction Apprenticeship College / University of the Year’ category was awarded to Leeds College of Building for its dedication to apprentices and playing a vital role in