What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 1 July 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Minor alterations to provide an accessible
Last Saturday (29 June 2024) over 2,000 people attended the new-look Hunslet Festival where they enjoyed an action packed day of entertainment and activities. This was the first event arranged by a new team of organisers who have tried hard to build on the strong foundations laid here from an
Middleton Primary School have a strong partnership with Lineham Farm, a children’s charity, and they support the school in a number of ways. Every year they donate Christmas presents and throughout the year support them by supporting some of their families in school. This year, Lineham wanted to trial an
Continuing our series looking at the bridges that cross the River Aire and canals in Leeds, our next bridge down river from Wellington Bridge is Monk Bridge on the Whitehall Road. This bridge derived its name from an area called Monk Pits, an area of meadowland to the north of
I am currently working in the role on Neighbourhood Support Sergeant. Unlike my Sergeant colleagues across South Leeds, I do not have a specific ward area as such, instead I am responsible for having an oversight of all the main issues and areas of concern across all of the Inner
The future is looking bright for Leeds Knights ice hockey club with the exciting news of a second team being submitted, which will be called Leeds Knights 2. The second team will compete in the NIHL1 north league in the 2024/25 season. The aim being to develop young talent and
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