What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Robert Barr was born on the 12th December 1889 on a farmstead near Edinburgh, Scotland, and while he was still young his parents moved to Woolley Moor Farm located between Wakefield and Barnsley and his education was carried out at Woolley School. When he was aged 14 he persuaded his
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week with a neighbourly initiative in Cross Flatts Park. Beeston Hill Community Association and Leeds Stand Up To Racism
Leeds residents are being reminded about the dangers of binning batteries and hot ash from barbeques after three separate incidents in refuse collection vehicles in the last week. A waste crews was carrying out collections in Staith Gardens and Town Street, Middleton when smoke started emerging from the back of
White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating after achieving a number of successes in 2024 and early 2025, showing strong retailer confidence and continuing to offer exceptional retail mix to guests, with more big brand names on the horizon. The South Leeds shopping centre has announced record-breaking footfall, with 12 million
It has been a quite a month for the United Kingdom when it comes to trade agreements with other countries. First were the deals the Government reached with India and the USA which will open up new opportunities for our exporters. In the case of India, their tariffs on Scotch
We have been distributing copies of our June newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (29 May 2025). Copies are, or soon will be, available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs &
Swarthmore Education centre are thrilled to announce the completion of the amazing Belle Isle Tapestry, a collaborative artwork co-created by the community and our talented Community Artist in Residence, Elnaz Yazdani. Over the past few months, Elnaz has immersed herself in the Belle Isle community, skillfully employing the art of
Beautiful vintage clocks will take museum visitors in South Leeds on a journey through time this week. The carefully curated collection of historic timepieces will be going on show at the Leeds Discovery Centre during a special family workshop exploring the art of clockmaking while looking at some of the
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week on the bowling greens of South Leeds, where you are welcome to drop in and have a go
Charlie Kirk started boxing only recently “to learn how to handle myself and toughen up frankly,” and is grateful to Beeston promoter Tristan Haynes for the chance “to showcase the skills I’ve learnt in what is the best sport I’ve ever done.” “Everyone should learn to box to feel more