What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A recommendation that a new community sports hub originally earmarked for a site next to Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium is relocated to the former home of Matthew Murray High School in Holbeck, is set to be discussed by senior councillors of the council’s executive board next week (Wednesday 23
The Managed Approach to street sex work in Holbeck is set to change as the Council and Safer Leeds change their strategy. The toleration of soliciting at set times and in the so-called Managed Zone, which has not operated since March 2020 due to the pandemic, will not be reintroduced
This week, 14-20 June 2021, is Refugee Week. a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. This year’s theme is “We cannot walk alone.” The pandemic has also shown how interconnected we are – that the wellbeing of each of us depends on
Businesses in Leeds are being given a helping hand as the city aims to build back stronger than ever from the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Leeds City Council has already distributed more than £280m worth of support to thousands of local businesses since the start of the pandemic.
As part of Diabetes Week (14-20 June 2021) the NHS in Leeds is urging residents to see their GP if they have symptoms of diabetes. Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. There are different types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes
This week, 14-20 June 2021, is Refugee Week. a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. This year’s theme is “We cannot walk alone.” The pandemic has also shown how interconnected we are – that the wellbeing of each of us depends on
Two of Yorkshire’s best known theatre companies are set to join forces with an exciting line-up of playwrights for an afternoon of brand-new short plays written for radio and performed in front of a live audience. For the past 10 years Leeds based Slung Low have been running 15 Minutes
Hunslet and Riverside Ward Councillors have promised to address the significant number of blocked gullies and drains across the Hunslet and Beeston Hill areas of the ward – in particular in the back streets and on the inner housing estates. Following the restarting of Councillor Areas Walks after the easing
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
London Skolars 10-62 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet scored an emphatic victory in London this afternoon (12 June 2021) running in twelve tries on the artificial surface at New River Stadium. Vila Halafihi scored a hattrick with Tommy Ashton, Dave Gibbons Jnr, Sion Jones all bagging a brace. Alex Brown, Matty Chrimes