What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I paid a very interesting visit to the Liver Unit at St James’s Hospital recently alongside my Parliamentary colleagues Richard Burgon and Fabian Hamilton. The transplant unit in Leeds does about 140 liver transplants a year and we met on Zoom one of the beneficiaries who told us how her
Local football especially in the south of the city was rocked with the news that South Leeds FC (formerly Middleton FC) founder and long serving manager Reece Mudd decided to call time on a magnificent period for the club. Mudd oversaw the now highest ranked football team in South Leeds
Leeds City AC athletes delivered a series of superb performances at the Northern Cross Country Championships at Tatton Park in Cheshire, showcasing individual brilliance, teamwork, and camaraderie. On a day of tough competition, the club’s runners excelled across all age groups. The Under 15 girls produced a sensational performance to
More than 200 Welcome Spaces are now open to people in Leeds, offering a warm welcome, hot drinks, a range of activities, and a space to talk with other people. People can find their nearest Welcome Space by visiting www.leeds.gov.uk/welcomespaces. Welcome Spaces are open until 31 March 2025 with many
Belle Isle resident and Tours of Leeds founder Mike Hampshire is celebrating winning Yorkshire Specialist Tour Company of the Year 2024/25. Founded in 2018, Tours of Leeds has run guided and audio tours of the city to residents and tourists alike ever since. “I started out as Leeds Beer Tours,
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 rugby league Betfred Challenge Cup action on Saturday. Hunslet ARLFC take on West Hull at The Oval
Students and staff from across the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust ended a successful Autumn term in December with a number of charitable enterprises. Having seen on the news, the children living through a nightmare in Gaza and the conflict spreading to Lebanon and things getting even worse for children they decided
Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to take up running? If you are not sure where to start, local running club South Leeds Lakers can help with their free ‘Couch to 5k’ (C25K) programme. C25K is a running plan for absolute beginners. It works because it starts with a
Road users are being urged to plan ahead early next month as significant disruptive work takes place around the Armley Gyratory involving the full closure of the A58 Wellington Road northern arm of the junction. The closure starting at 8pm on Saturday 8 February 2025 until 5:30am on Monday 10
January saw the second successful South Leeds Menopause Support drop-in group, part of a 6 month pilot project offering a combination of in-person and online support to women living in the Inner South community, run by Best Midlfe CIC and funded by the Councillors representing Beeston & Holbeck, Middleton Park,