What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
There is a very interesting exhibition ‘Living with Machines’ at the City Museum at the moment. It traces the development and manufacture of machines from the mid 17th Century to the present day. A machine is defined as a device which is driven by forces other than by human ‘elbow
With Pension Awareness Week having recently taken place, Jodie, the Branch Coordinator at Leeds Credit Union, is here to give you the facts about pensions and why they’re so important. Pension Awareness Week is a campaign designed to encourage everyone to engage with their pension and to understand the benefits
Our Future Beeston worked alongside members of St Luke’s Church in Beeston Hill to put on an excellent harvest festival event on Sunday 9 October. It was a very different sort of service, focusing on our impact on the environment and thinking about the future of food security in a
Clapgate Primary School Arts Council wanted to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II by asking all children from EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) to Year 6 to create an individual stamp that would combine collectively to create a whole school project of remembrance and thanks. The stamps are a
As Armistice Day draws closer Leeds City Council Armed Forces Champions have welcomed a new display that has been created on the verge of Elland Road/Gelderd Road in the city. Armed Forces Champions, Councillors Gohar Almass (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck), Caroline Gruen (Labour, Bramley & Stanningley) and Jane Dowson (Labour,
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 31 October 2022: Determination for 5G telecoms installation, H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets Skelton Grange
The Leeds Steel Works became one of the largest iron and steel works in Yorkshire. It occupied an area of around 25 acres (10 hectares) between Balm Road and Pepper Road in Hunslet and lying alongside the Midland Railway line. Its perimeter extended to just over one mile and at
My bike was still there after I’d picked up my medal! (For the Royal Parks Half Marathon Sunday 9 October – such a beautiful sunny day, perfect for the occasion.) I’d locked it to a steel post near to the start/finish line because it’d be close to a lot of
A fundraising event by The Kurdish House Leeds was held at The Involve Centre in Hunslet on 28 October, to discuss a crucial need for community donations and loans to purchase a permanent home for the Nawroz School and to establish a multi-functional centre for the whole community. The organisation
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 is currently out of action. We start this week in Holbeck Cemetery where the volunteers have their monthly action day on Saturday from 10am. Everything