What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 not one, but two Galas, both kicking off at 12pm. Belle Isle Gala takes place at Windmill
On a very good night for the Labour Party, Hilary Benn has been re-elected to Parliament for the new Leeds South constituency. His majority of 11,279 is smaller than at the last election in Leeds Central, due to a smaller electorate and lower turnout – 42.42% compared with 54.4% in
A new aquatic robot, inspired by a whale shark and using cutting-edge technology from the Netherlands, is set to clean up the waterways in Leeds City Centre. It is the first project of its kind in the UK. Yorkshire Design Group and partners are delighted to announce the launch of
We have been distributing copies of our July-August newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (4 July 2024). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tesco and Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
The last few years have brought many challenges for the Year 11 students at Cockburn School. They have worked tremendously hard, and this was recognised as they played their part in the school securing the Ofsted ‘Outstanding in all areas’ judgement in February 2022. This year has seen exams going
Hundreds of people attended a celebration event to mark the 50th anniversary of Trinity Network at the URC church on Nesfield Road in Belle Isle on Friday 14 June. Trinity Network provides a range of day facilities for older people in South Leeds including hot lunches, a wide range of
Middleton Primary School bids farewell to Headteacher, Miss Sam Williams, this summer and the school and members of the local community would like to thank her for so many years of service and to wish her well for her retirement. Miss Williams has contributed to education for her entire working
Proposals currently being considered by council planners have been criticised by Leeds Civic Trust who say the changes to the building risk erasing the identity of this iconic building. As we reported in May, the owners of the former Tetleys brewery headquarters building, Vastint UK, have applied for planning permission
We are very excited for this year’s gala, a great chance to come together and celebrate the community of Holbeck. Come down to Holbeck Moor on Saturday (6 July 2024) between 12-4pm before heading home to catch the football! As usual we have a brilliant line up of music collated
At 8.09pm last night (1 July 2024) a member of the public reported finding the body of a man in woods off Thwaite Lane, Stourton. While formal identification is yet to be completed, initial enquiries suggest the body may be that of missing man Andrew Wilson. Mr Wilson, aged 65,