What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The team at Manorfield Hall community centre in Belle Isle made sure local residents had a cracking Christmas with a number of special events. On 11 December 30 people attended the Christmas Dinner Party. As well as a three course Christmas feast, partygoers enjoyed entertainment from Stephanie Faye Dobson and
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Staff at Cockburn Ingram Road Community School have been very busy in the run up to Christmas, wrapping presents for every child at school. With presents ranging from footballs to toy cars, every child has left school this Christmas with their very own Christmas gift. This would not have been
Christmas week at Middleton Primary School was a truly magical and memorable time for everyone involved. The school was filled with festive cheer, excitement and celebration as pupils, staff and families came together to enjoy a busy and joyful end to the term. One of the highlights of the week
Staff from BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise have delivered Christmas provisions to the Leeds South and East Foodbank. The consignment was boosted by contributions from Unity staff members, as well as contractors TI Security and Neo. It was dropped off at the foodbank’s warehouse on Millshaw Industrial Estate
The Christmas Lantern Festival in Beeston was another resounding success last Friday (12 December 2025) as hundreds of people processed through the streets to gather in Cross Flatts Park. This was the tenth staging of the event and the biggest and best yet with an estimated 800 taking part. Activities
This Sunday (21 December 2025) at 2pm, the Christmas Donkeys are back on the streets of Hunslet for the Annual Wandering Nativity. Throughout the festive journey we will sing carols and retell the Nativity Story. We invite anyone joining the walk to dress in Nativity costumes (optional) and bring a
The NHS in West Yorkshire wants everyone to be prepared for the upcoming bank holidays. Most GP practices and pharmacies will be closed on Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year’s Day (1 January). Here’s what you should do: Make sure you have enough prescription medication
Hardcore punk music fans showed their softer sides when they arrived at a Leeds gig armed with toy donations in aid of a Leeds City Council-run annual Christmas gift appeal. Around 300 fans, along with the bands themselves, brought hundreds of gifts to the sold-out concert at event space Boom
The festive season is still in full swing at White Rose Shopping Centre this December, with plenty of reasons to celebrate this Christmas. The centre’s family-friendly ice rink is open until 4 January, with pre-bookable 45-minute sessions taking place every day (except Christmas Day) – the perfect all-weather, all-ages activity.