What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Major roadworks are set to begin on Monday 17 February 2025 on Ring Road Beeston Park between the Tommy Wass junction on Dewsbury Road and the junction with Town Street in Middleton. The carriageway, which is badly potholed, will be resurfaced over a ten week period. The first two phases
The year is 1844 and on the evening of 9 and 10 June there was great excitement on the streets of Leeds where there was a clash between the Borough Police and the Privates of the 70th Regiment of Foot who at this time were stationed in the town. It
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 with the Volunteers who will be meeting at 10am on Saturday at Hunslet Cemetery, Middleton Road, to carry out various
Did you know that Holbeck Together’s community kitchen cooks up a variety of meal options for you to enjoy at St Matthew’s Community Centre or have delivered to your door? During the week there are a variety of regular lunch clubs for people to enjoy or you can pop into
We have been distributing copies of our February newspapers to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 since Wednesday (29 January 2025). Copies are, or soon will be, available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and Libraries,
Valentine’s Day is almost here again and love is already in the air. But instead of focussing on romantic gestures for your partner this year, why not take a moment to show some love to your finances? Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union, shows us how.
A group of motivated pupils from Middleton Primary School, including prefects, house captains, members of the school council, and well-being champions, recently had the honour of meeting the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung at Gascoigne House as she undertook her vital community role. This engaging event provided
Students at Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) experienced a powerful and thought-provoking day when the ‘Prison Me, No Way!’ program visited the school. The initiative, designed to deter young people from crime and anti-social behavior, left a lasting impact on the students by highlighting the realities of prison life and
I paid a very interesting visit to the Liver Unit at St James’s Hospital recently alongside my Parliamentary colleagues Richard Burgon and Fabian Hamilton. The transplant unit in Leeds does about 140 liver transplants a year and we met on Zoom one of the beneficiaries who told us how her
There are an increasing number of public art murals painted on, typically, gable end walls. Now work has started to establish an approved site list for public art in the areas of Beeston and Hunslet. Do you own or manage a site/wall you think would be good for public art