What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Rothstone Estates and CDP, advised by Savills, is making excellent progress with the construction of St George’s Retail Park in Middleton. Due to complete in July 2024, with the 65,000 sq ft, the park will open in the autumn. Ian Hare, director, out of town retail, Savills Leeds, comments: “St
Leeds Sanctuary were privileged to gather justice-seekers from across Leeds on 8 February as the first step towards building a community for anyone with a vision for a city of flourishing people, and the desire to take action. Guests included local councillors, and representatives from local student activist unions, local
Tim Abeyie, a former Team GB sprinter is bringing his Speed for Sport Academy to South Leeds. The academy helps young athletes, 7-16 years old, to learn all the key fundamentals on how to run in the correct way, enabling them to perform to their highest level. Tim explained: “Sprinting
Action is being taken against illegal short-term leisure lets in apartments across the city centre, including the South Bank and Riverside areas of Holbeck and Hunslet. Cllr Mohammed Iqbal (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) said: “There has been a significant expansion in unapproved conversions of residential homes in the city centre
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 19 February 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for installation of 5G 25m
Leeds City Council is undertaking work to trees in Cross Flatts Park to address the threat of ash dieback disease, a fungal infection that is killing ash trees across the UK. The council has commissioned TreeSaw, a professional tree service company, to carry out the works, which will involve the
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 on the Aire & Clader Navigation where you can watch young rowers competing in trials to represent Yorkshire
People in South Leeds can help to take potentially deadly weapons off the streets during a week-long knife surrender which starts next week. The initiative comes as part of the ongoing knife crime intensification month tied to the Knife Angel’s continued residency in the city. The 27ft tall sculpture, created
Nine years ago, Saturation Point presented ‘Other Rooms’ in our subterranean art hide-out here in South Leeds, now they offer to take us to other worlds by means of a ghostly transportation through time and space.
…A lifetime’s journey in music and words. Presented by Claire Angel Bonner, solo 19th century guitar and spoken word.
Those of you who were around Beeston/ Hunslet in the late days of summer last year, may have witnessed a free classical music concert happening at the roadside on Tunstall Road in our new sculpture park on ‘The Corner’.