What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Ofsted published their inspection report on Park View Academy in Beeston last week (18 September 2025). The inspection took place at the end of the summer term on 1-2 July 2025, when Park View were finally able to showcase their fantastic school and to show the incredible journey it has
The Hunslet RLFC-sponsored Handwriting Competition, now in its second year, had a bumper number of entries on display at The Great Middleton Park Show this month. This year, six local primary schools entered their Year 4 pupils – 251 of them, aged 8 to 9 years – into the challenge
Updated 24 September 2025 An agenda supplement has now been published with details of the finance report. The committee will be considering the following grant applications: Cranmore and Raylands Community Centre (Health For All) A grant of £9,000 towards employing a part time worker to support volunteers running various groups
Active Leeds is opening the doors to all their gyms across Leeds, including South Leeds Stadium and Middleton leisure Centre, on Wednesday (24 September 2025) as they celebrate National Fitness Day. Anyone will be able to access the gyms for free from open to close in an effort to encourage
Because life is unpredictable, it’s important to have some savings put aside that you can fall back on if something unexpected happens, like losing your job, becoming unwell or suddenly receiving a bill for which you hadn’t already budgeted. Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union, gives
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 15 September 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective change of use application from
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park where Beeston in Bloom will be holding a Plant Sale on Saturday morning from 10am-2pm at the Watsonian Pavilion. Over in Hunslet Carr there
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (21 September 2025) exploring history in Beeston Wood. It is nearly 70 years since you could take a ride from Leeds to Middleton by tram through the woods – the most exciting tram ride
I have been fortunate enough to see many fantastic plays at Leeds Playhouse but To Kill A Mockingbird is hands down the best performance I have seen there. I still have the copy of the book I could not return to the college library because I loved it so much,
Middleton-based James Inge has taken on the Savage Martial Arts franchise for South Leeds and is offering exciting opportunities for local younsters. James explained: “At Savage Martial Arts we know the importance of education, kindness and support networks. Every child at some point will struggle with something that may not