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 5 December 2022: Demolition of existing warehouse building and construction of petrol filling station, alterations to access arrangements
Local health experts are reassuring Leeds residents that the public health risks from Scarlet Fever remain low, despite a higher number of cases already reported this winter. Scarlet Fever is a common seasonal childhood infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus Pyogenes or group A Streptococcus. Although Scarlet Fever is usually
Holbeck Moor Junior Football Club was created 6 months ago. We wanted to create a grassroots club for children that removed the hurdles that sometimes stop children from playing. We wanted to offer a low cost club that allowed children to play no matter what the family’s financial background was.
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. Please note that our online What’s On calendar here is currently out of action We start this weekat Middleton Circus where the monthly Makers Market takes place from 10am-2pm. It’s a great place
Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatree company will finish their tenure as managers of The Holbeck club with three shows this weekend (9-11 December 2022). On Friday at 7:30pm, Leeds based dance theatre duo ACCA present their much anticipated first full length show: ‘Occupational Hazard.’ Meet Becky and Linda, ACCAirways’ creme
Holbeck’s Northern Monk Brewery has donated a combined £10,000 to two charities as part of their Faith in Futures charitable campaign. Two £5,000 donations have been made to each of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, who are dedicated to protecting and restoring wildlife and wild places in Yorkshire, and ANDYSMANCLUB a volunteer
The Hunslet Club opened their doors once again to the local South Leeds Community for its Free Children’s Christmas Party on Sunday (4 December 2022). Local families trickled in, and soon the main hall was full of young people, parents and guardians having a festive time. An endless stream of
A brand-new concept in car cosmetics has opened in Holbeck offering high level hand car washing, vehicle valeting and detailing. Located on Domestic Street in Holbeck on the site of a former fuel station, The Super Soapbox Pitstop has transformed the premises with a brand identity shared with its sister
I’m an optimist, so believe that everyone is, essentially, brilliant. But I’m also forced to admit that quite a lot of people try to get away with what they can, when they can. Because of this, our communities here in south Leeds sometimes (or often?) get a raw deal. Several
Leeds City College’s Printworks Campus on Hunslet Road was damaged by a fire overnight (7 December 2022). The alarm was raised just after midnight and the fire was located in a plant room by the first crews on site from Hunslet Fire Station. At the height of the fire eight