What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A group of 100 Leeds residents have formed an action group to oppose Microsoft’s construction of three Hyperscale AI Datacentre buildings in Stourton. The site is situated next to TCV’s Skelton Grange Environment Centre, just one mile from the largest sustainable development in the UK, Leeds’ Climate Innovation District. South
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 22 June 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for the installation of roof
Leeds Civic Trust has raised concerns about the upcoming auction of Thwaite Mills at Stourton. The Grade II Listed Thwaite Mills is being auctioned off next Tuesday (23 June 2026) with a guide price £600,000. As we reported in March, the site has only recently been purchased by a developer
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 25 May 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Hazardous Substances Consent for containers holding
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
Store First, one of the UK’s leading self-storage providers, has announced the rollout of a new fleet of lithium-ion electric forklift trucks across all 16 of its locations nationwide, including its Stourton site. The investment marks a significant upgrade from the company’s previous lead-acid battery-powered equipment, introducing modern, maintenance-free trucks
South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting this evening (28 April 2026) as part of our local election coverage. All the candidates standing in the Hunslet & Riverside ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about,
Computer firm Microsoft is set to be given the go-ahead to build a data centre on the site of a former power station. Jobs could be created if the company is given approval for the redevelopment of the Skelton Grange site in Stourton. Microsoft said the facility would boost the
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 16 March 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective application for a temporary change
Thwaite Mill at Stourton has been sold to what the BBC described as an “Ilkley-based property developer.” The mill which includes six buildings on a 19 acre site and is Grade II listed, was owned by the Canal & River Trust and leased to Leeds City Council who operated the