What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Rowing Club Junior Academy is calling on the local community to support a fundraising event on 7 November at the Department building at Leeds Dock. The 12 hour continuous rowing marathon in teams of four will raise funds for much-needed equipment, including contributing towards new boats and oars, and
Plans to turn a derelict railway viaduct in Holbeck into a green walking and cycling route have taken a positive step forward with news that the project has secured funding to complete a full feasibility study. The Victorian viaduct snakes its way through Holbeck from Leeds station to Wortley, but
A South Leeds community group held a day full of dance and exercise sessions and managed to raise over £1,700 in the process. MHA Communities South Leeds held their Move-athon event at the St Andrew’s Community Centre in Beeston. There were five sessions on the day, which included sessions with
Sir Kevin Sinfield will be running through South Leeds on Wednesday (30 September 2026) as part his latest fundraising challenge – 7 in 7: The Grand Finale. He is running between all the Super League grounds and he will be leaving Wakefield and running via Leeds and Bradford to Huddersfield
Three young City of Leeds divers are swapping springboards for walking boots as they take on Ingleborough, the highest peak in Yorkshire, to raise £3,000 for vital training equipment. Ryan, Paige and Zack, who each train four days a week with City of Leeds Diving Club based at the John
St Andrew’s Community Centre, on the corner of Old Lane and Cardinal Road in Beeston, has launched an appeal to raise funds to replace the roof. Community spaces are the heart of any neighbourhood. They are where friendships grow, ideas are shared, and people of all ages come together to
Two young people from South Leeds are hoping to take part in a life-changing Outward Bound residential in Scotland — but they need the support of their local community to make it happen. Jaden and Sonny, from Holbeck, have been offered the opportunity to attend the programme, which focuses on
Whilst most of us will be looking for somewhere warm on New Year’s Day, perhaps staying under the duvet after the night before, one local councillor has decided to plunge into the North Sea instead. Cllr Wayne Dixon (SDP, Middleton Park) will be taking a dip in the sea at
Vicki North, the Scheme Manager at Hunslet Moor House, the new extra flats in Beeston, is taking part in the Tadcaster Triathlon on Monday 5 May 2025. Whilst she admits to being quite active, she’s never done anything like this before. She set herself the challenge to raise funds for
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