What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
An ambitious vision to guide the transformation of land around Leeds United’s iconic Elland Road stadium is set to go before senior councillors in Leeds next week. Members of Leeds City Council’s executive board will be updated on the proposed final draft of the Elland Road planning statement, which sets
Diplomatic relations between countries can be a bit complicated. That has certainly been the case recently arising from two things the American President has said. The first has been his attempt to ‘buy’ Greenland and saying that he would put tariffs on those countries that didn’t agree with him, including
Police investigating an offence of affray have released images of three males they would like to identify. The incident occurred in Billy’s Bar in Elland Road, Beeston on Saturday 6 December 2025. Do you recognise any of these males? If you can assist with this investigation then please contact PC
Councillors on the City Plans Panel voted overwhelmingly to support Leeds United’s planning application to expand the capacity of its Elland Road stadium at their meeting yesterday (8 January 2026). As we reported in December the plans will see the stadium capacity increased from 37,645 to 53,000 and sees a
Leeds United’s planning application to expand their Elland Road stadium will go to the City Plans Panel on Thursday 8 January for a decision by councillors. The report by officers recommends that the plans are approved subject to a s106 Agreement that will see the club paying for highways upgrades,
Plans to expand Leeds United’s stadium are yet to be approved as work continues to resolve parking and road safety issues. Seating capacity at Elland Road would eventually rise to 53,000 under plans to redevelop the ground. It was hoped a planning application for the scheme would be decided by
Plans to expand Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium could be approved if parking and road safety concerns are resolved. The city council and club bosses hope to avoid a delay to the project, which would eventually boost seating capacity to 53,000. A first phase of the scheme would see the
Beeston could be in line to host matches in the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup with senior councillors expected to approve Leeds making a formal bid at a meeting next week. The council’s executive board will be asked at its meeting at Civic Hall on Wednesday (17 September 2025) to
Ashington-born Joe Conroy, a resident at Pennington Court Care Home in Beeston, recently enjoyed a visit back to his old stomping ground of Elland Road, home of Leeds United FC — the club he proudly represented during the 1950s. Joe’s connection to football runs deep. Growing up in Ashington, Northumberland,
Further to our recent report on the Council’s proposals to develop the land around Elland Road stadium into a new neighbourhood, a series of consultation events have been arranged. The Council’s vision is the regenerate the area with up to 2,000 new homes being built alongside leisure facilities and new