What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Set up camp for a day of wildness in the woods at TCV Skelton Grange. Activities vary from session to session – but past Wild Play days have included: Wide games, shelter building, fire lighting, campfire cooking, field games, hammock making, wild food walks, woodwork crafts, string making, bows and
Labour has announced its senior leadership team to run Leeds City Council for the coming year. The party lost overall control of Leeds City Council after gains were made in the local elections by Reform UK and the Greens. No party holds more than 50 per cent of council seats,
South Leeds lad Josh Emms had always admired MMA fighters who “have the courage to give it their all in the cage” and decided that he wouldn’t let anything stand in the way of experiencing his own bout. “I started going over to Morley to train at AVT when I
Projects across the South Bank area of Hunslet and Holbeck will benefit from funding announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, at the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) yesterday (20 May 2026). The UK Government has confirmed its support for the Royal Armouries Waterfront
Kidz Klub Leeds (a local charity working alongside 1000+ children and their families across 17 inner city communities) is celebrating a “right royal” season following its recent recognition with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest honour awarded to volunteer groups across the UK. The past month has been
There’s nothing quite like stepping out of your front door to find a family-friendly new Shakespeare production happening in your community. But that’s exactly what will be happening across Leeds this month when Leeds Playhouse heads out on a Community Tour with Makebeth by award-winning playwright Hannah Khalil. This exciting
Families are in for a treat this half term as the ever-popular Kids’ Carnival returns to White Rose Shopping Centre with rides and games for all ages from Thursday 21 – Sunday 31 May 2026. The free-to-enter carnival will run from 11am–9pm during school holidays and weekends, and from 3pm–8pm
Political control of the city council is set to be confirmed after Labour lost its overall majority in the local elections. The city’s 99 councillors are due to meet at the Civic Hall on Wednesday (20 May 2026) for the authority’s annual meeting. Labour remains by far the city’s biggest
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Beeston with a day of art-based fun and frolics ‘On The Corner’ organised by BasementArtsProject. As well as finding the ear of the Listening City, you can help
Situation Leeds | come and join us for a day of fun and frolics out in the open on ‘The Corner’ Pocket Sculpture Park, Tunstall Road (opposite BasementArtsProject).