What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A planning application has been submitted by Microsoft to build a data centre on the site of the former Skelton Grange power station in Stourton. Data Centres house ranks of servers (computers) providing computer power and storage for ‘the cloud’ and for artificial intelligence operations. They require large quantities of
“Arbeit Macht Frei – Work sets you free” was the legend above the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the single biggest lie ever sold to the world. For more than one million Jewish people this was the gate to interminable suffering and eventual death. It was only when the war was brought to an end and the gates to this hell on earth were thrown open, that the world witnessed the extent of the atrocities that the Nazi’s had wrought on humankind.
Leeds Art Gallery and Pyramid, a Holbeck-based arts organisation, are proud to announce a new collaborative show that responds to the work of John Atkinson Grimshaw and features artwork by artists with learning disabilities and autism. Titled Pyramid View On … John Atkinson Grimshaw, the artistic response opens on Friday
The NHS in West Yorkshire is encouraging people to stay well this winter to look after themselves, their loved ones, and busy NHS services. With colder weather comes increased health risks like nasty winter bugs and respiratory illnesses such as flu, RSV and COVID-19. Loneliness also increases during winter, particularly
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 3 November 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Reserved matters application for Plot MU4
Reader Linda Meikle sent in the above photo and commented: “How lovely it was to have the gate open and to be able to get close to the cross and see the stones properly at St Mary’s Spire in Hunslet for the memorial service.” People also gathered in Holbeck Cemetery
The darker days are with us, and this is the time that more people, man and women start to feel a bit more vulnerable. Middleton Leisure Centre is holding a one-off two hour Self Protection course, open to anyone over 16 years old.The training runs on Thursday (13 November 2025)
A man has been found guilty of murdering Darren Leach at his home on Marsden Grove, Beeston in March. William Joyce, aged 38, of Woodview Terrace, Beeston, was found guilty yesterday (Friday 7 November 2025) following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. He was also found guilty of an offence
Two people have been sentenced for modern slavery offences after women were trafficked from Romania to the UK to work as sex workers in West Yorkshire. Costel Tambac and Mariana Iova were jailed today after being found guilty by a jury following a trial in July. The pair, both Romanian
Cockburn Reach Academy is proud to provide exciting, hands-on learning that nurtures curiosity, confidence, and practical skills in every pupil through their very own Forest Schools programme. Learning in the natural environment helps children develop problem-solving skills and deepens their connection with the outdoors. Pupils are taking safe risks, from