What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Bookings are open, and selling fast, for the ever popular Santa Specials at Middleton Railway, which has also published a calendar this year. This Sunday (29 October 2023) will be the last regular steam service on the railway for this year, which will be closed during November as it prepares
The Yorkshire Witch is coming! It’s 1809 and Mary Bateman is about to be hanged for witchcraft and murder. Her career of crime has included fake identities, poisoned pudding, a holy hen, drunk watchmen and – of course – a freshly-shaved leg of Mutton. But who is she? Why did
Development and investment group Munroe K has submitted a planning application for the new Station Plaza office development at White Rose Park, which aims to be the first BREEAM Outstanding and NABERS 5 star out of town development in Leeds. Planning has been submitted to Leeds City Council for a
People in West Yorkshire are being asked to celebrate Hallowe’en safely as the emergency services prepare for what is usually one of the busiest nights of the year. Those taking part in festivities are also urged to respect the wishes of more vulnerable people who may not want trick or
Next weekend (29 October 2023) we will once again be putting our clocks back and the dark nights will be upon us until we put them forward again at the end of next March. I have already written an article for South Leeds Life arguing that it should be end
Set on a council street with three flats, this play is a funny and heart warming love story based around a boy called Jamie who is coming to terms with his sexuality. In flat 11 lives Leah, a bolshy but vulnerable young girl. She has been excluded from school but
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 weeks beginning Monday 16 October 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective application for change of use
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 a note to runners to check whether Cross Flatts parkrun and/or Middleton Woods parkrun are going ahead
A flood alert is in place this morning (20 October 2023) for the Middle River Aire catchment which includes parts of Holbeck, Hunslet and Stourton. River levels at Crown Point and Knostrop were described as High and Rising at 9:30am this morning and the weather forecast is for heavy rain
Asha Neighbourhood Project‘s autumn half term play scheme is due to take place for one week starting on Monday 30 October to Wednesday 1 November. The playscheme is for children aged 5-12 years living in South Leeds and features arts and crafts, a cinema trip, and outdoor play in Cross