What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Microsoft has bought 48 acres of land at the former Skelton Grange power station in Stourton and plan to build a ‘hyperscale’ data centre in a deal worth £106.6 million. The land has been sold by Harworth Group who bought the site ten years ago and have remediated the contaminated
Leeds Rowing Club made a remarkable showing at the National Schools Regatta at Dorney Lake in Berkshire. The National Schools Regatta is the premier schools/junior rowing event in the UK with thousands of children taking part. The Leeds Junior Rowing Academy programme had its most successful national performance to date
People in Leeds are set to come together to make new connections and find out more about the inspiring projects on their doorsteps at a special activity packed event including a mini-Big Lunch organised by the Eden Project on Friday 14 June 2024. Local partners are working with the eco-charity
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 20 May 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: 4.40m single storey rear extension, 3.90m
Wakefield Road in Stourton was closed in both directions this morning (7 May 2024) as fire crews battled a blaze at The Queen’s former public house. The pub has been empty since it closed in 2019 and was already in a poor state of repair with scaffolding erected to prevent
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 29 April 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Replacement windows 45 Flax House Navigation
Last night (25 April 2024) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our local elections coverage. All the candidates standing in the ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: what issues they were most concerned about, transport, policing and
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 8 April 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of two freestanding illuminated totems
The Mayor of West Yorkshire and leader of Leeds City Council have written (full letter attached) to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure land around Leeds Station continues to be safeguarded. The land was earmarked for the HS2 high speed rail route through Stourton and Hunslet until the eastern
Thwaite watermill could be considered a unique heritage attraction because it is one of the last working water-powered mills in Britain and due to its varying uses by trade offers a unique lens in which to study the many aspects of local society and industrial history. The life of the