What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As the city prepares to celebrate Christmas with lights, trees and festive cheer, Leeds Sanctuary is preparing a quieter kind of Christmas gathering — one that recognises that the season isn’t always easy for everyone. They will be hosting a Blue Christmas service on Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 5:30pm
Beeston-based West Yorkshire homelessness charity Turning Lives Around is looking ahead to a bright future after an AGM which included the election of a new Chair plus five new trustees and the publication of its first Impact Report. HEART at Headingley was packed for the AGM which saw Martin Ford
Two teenage boxers from South Leeds are preparing to fight in a local derby on promoter Tristan Haynes early December show. Kieran McMillan, 18, and Rawa Rashid, 17, will compete for the Haynes Promotions novice title boxing belt at 75kg. “I came to boxing from rugby,” said Rodillian Academy year
Families across West Yorkshire are being offered free, trusted advice to make their homes warmer and cheaper to run, thanks to a new advice service launched by Mayor Tracy Brabin today (2 December 2025). The landmark Home Energy West Yorkshire service will act as a single point of information for
Leeds City Council has released the details of this year’s changes to bin days over the Christmas period, along with a reminder to use the green bin to recycle as much as possible, including glass bottles and jars. All households are being sent flyers from today and encouraged to be
For many, times are hard and money’s scarce. And on the surface we know that digging a financial hole to celebrate Christmas isn’t a great idea, yet getting swept along with the festivities is surprisingly easy to do. There’s payday loans, Klarna, and other “interest-free” temptations around every corner, the
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Microsoft’s plans to build a data centre at Stourton will no doubt be good for the local economy creating both construction and operating jobs. We all use the internet everyday and we need to infrastructure that allows us to do that. But … I do have my reservations. The massive
Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision in Leeds. Officers were called at 12.25pm on Wednesday (26 November 2025) to reports of a collision involving two vehicles on the A6110 Ring Road near the White Rose Shopping Centre. The collision involved a black Vauxhall Astra and
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a charitable ice skating event on Wednesday (3 December 2025), inviting ice hockey fans to take to the rink with members of Leeds Knights in return for a small charity donation to benefit local charity Kidz Klub. The event comes hot on the heels