What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Green Party councillors on Leeds City Council, including Cllr Ed Carlisle (Hunslet & Riverside) and Matt Rogan (Beeston & Holbeck), have come out against the plans for Microsoft to build a hyperscale Data Centre at the former power station site at Skelton Grange and have issued the following statement: Leeds
Updated 26 March 2026 Cllr Ed Carlisle has posted on Facebook to confirm that he is OK. He confirmed that he was taken to St James’s Hospital for tests and was allowed home late last night having been given the all clear. He thanked fellow councillors, NHS staff and others
Pupils from Cockburn Reach Academy joined local councillor Ed Carlisle (Green, Hunslet & Riverside) for a community litter pick in Beeston. This enabled us to take learning beyond the classroom whilst making a real difference. This experience helped pupils build confidence, teamwork, and a sense of responsibility as they collected
This month (October 2025) saw a new addition at the popular Rowland Road Play Patch: a ‘Little Book Stop’, a free mini library, for locals to pick up and swap books. The mini library is one of 90 installed across the country, as part of a project by publishing giant
Leeds Green Party councillors will tomorrow (Wednesday 10 September 2025) call on the City Council to take steps to beautify mini roundabouts across the city. The past month has seen a national surge in interest in mini roundabouts, with DIY paintings of the St George flag appearing in hundreds of
Councillor Ed Carlisle (Green, Hunslet and Riverside) is running the Leeds half marathon this weekend to raise funds for the new Rowland Road Play Patch project in Beeston Hill. The Play Patch – an alternative outdoor play zone at the back of the Rowland Road Social Club – has been
The Kurdish House community association, based in south Leeds, are taking on a very big new challenge for 2025 – and want everyone to get onboard! The group – co-led by prolific local volunteer Rebwar Sharazure – have been litterpicking across Leeds and beyond for many years, and have picked
Our lives are shaping by unseen forces. That might seem very dramatic and sinister, but it’s just basic fact. There are countless social, cultural, political and economic codes that determine how we live our lives, what we believe to be true (or not), how we and others make decisions, what
Residents across Beeston, Beeston Hill, and Holbeck took part in the very first LS11 Yard Sale on Sunday 22 September. Many households across the community participated in the event transforming their driveways and front doors into pop up stalls, selling a variety of bargains to their neighbours. The event saw
