What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Since the start of 2024, the Women’s Group of the Voices Project have been working closely with West Yorkshire Police to address women’s experiences of interacting with police in relation to domestic abuse incidents. Participants of the group met with senior police personnel multiple times to share their own experiences
Both Middleton Railway and Beeston in Bloom won Gold Medals at this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom Awards. The Middleton Railway, entering for the fifth time, wonl in the Tourist Attractions, Stately Homes and Pay on Entry Gardens Category. On top of that, they were the joint winner in this category
A group of Yorkshire teenagers from Leeds Rowing Club will row over 1,000km on Saturday 5 October, without even leaving Leeds. Last year the youngsters raised over £6,000 for the club by rowing marathons, in pairs, on erg rowing machines in the car park of the Stourton Boathouse. This year
First Bus has announced service changes to come into effect on Sunday 27 October, including the removal of the 1 and 1B, to be replaced by a new 24 service. The 24 will run from Beeston through the city centre and Headingley to Holt Park, the route of the old
Rochdale Hornets 26-46 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet have booked their place in the Betfred League 1 Play-off final at Keighley Cougars next week after a resounding victory today (29 September 2024) at Rochdale Hornets. The two sides were locked 18-18 at the break, but the Parksiders delivered a season’s best 40
A new Leeds Civic Trust Blue Plaque has been unveiled to record the events of 1936 when 30,000 Leeds residents rallied against the British Union of Fascists on Holbeck Moor. On 27 September 1936 Sir Oswald Mosley and 1,000 Blackshirts of the British Union of Fascists marched from the city
Sharp Lane Primary School in Middleton is holding two open afternoons for parents looking for a Reception place for next September. The school has an innovative curriculum including workshops, trips and music with In Harmony Opera North. There are a variety of after school clubs and wraparound care is available.
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 23 September 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Conversion of existing basement to habitable
The Mass Transit plans consultation, launched by Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin in the summer, comes to an end next week. Thousands of the region’s residents have already had their say on the plans, which attracted public support from the likes of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds and
Belle Isle will be run by its tenant management organisation for another five years. Belle Isle tenants have voted by a huge majority for Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO) to continue. This was announced at BITMO’s Annual General Meeting last night (26 September 2024) by the Chair, Leon Kirkham.