What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In a story fit for the history books, New Bewerley Community School’s football team took on an entirely new challenge—American football—and emerged victorious at the NFL Leeds United Foundation Event held on Tuesday 2 May 2025 at Elland Road. Despite having never played American football before, the team showcased outstanding
INSIGHT, the Mental Health Peer Support Group are to take over holding Involve’s table top sales. They will commence on Saturday (31 May 2025) from 1-3pm at the Involve Centre in Hunslet. They will become a monthly event and hopefully a regular fundraising activity for INSIGHT. Due to Involve’s increasing
The Neighbourhood Policing Team have been continuing their work under the Vision Zero initiative to make the roads safer in Belle Isle and Middleton. As well as supporting investigations into the recent death of a pedestrian in a fatal road traffic collision, they have been carrying out patrols in the area.
Swarthmore Education centre are thrilled to announce the completion of the amazing Belle Isle Tapestry, a collaborative artwork co-created by the community and our talented Community Artist in Residence, Elnaz Yazdani. Over the past few months, Elnaz has immersed herself in the Belle Isle community, skillfully employing the art of
Beautiful vintage clocks will take museum visitors in South Leeds on a journey through time this week. The carefully curated collection of historic timepieces will be going on show at the Leeds Discovery Centre during a special family workshop exploring the art of clockmaking while looking at some of the
As Holbeck Together’s Chief Officer, I was part of a panel discussion at UKREiiF (UK Real Estate, Investment & Infrastructure Forum) last week. The panel was titled ‘This is Leeds: From Terrace to Town’ and I joined Angela Barnicle, Council Leader James Lewis, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Morrie
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 19 May 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: 3.5m single storey rear extension, 3.95m
Sheffield Eagles 18-22 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet chalked up their second win of the Championship season last night (23 May 2025) at the Steel City Stadium despite a late Sheffield Eagles fight back. Head Coach Dean Muir asked for a ‘big performance’ after last time out’s 58-8 defeat at York and
A new city centre hotel could be created if plans are agreed for the conversion of an office building. Planning permission is sought for a 131-bedroom Premier Inn at Verity House, on Canal Wharf in Holbeck. Parent company Whitbread Plc said the hotel could accommodate 57,000 guests a year, generating some
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 on the bowling greens of South Leeds, where you are welcome to drop in and have a go