What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Senior councillors will discuss plans for a major refresh of the city’s children’s centres next week to offer a modernised service maintaining Leeds’s position as having the largest network of any major city in England, outside of London. Leeds City Council’s executive board will meet on 15 October 2025 to
Atkinson Grimshaw was born in 1836 in a back-to-back terrace house in Park Street (now demolished) to a low-earning working class family and was the oldest of subsequent brothers and sisters. On leaving school at 14 he became a clerk with the Great Northern Railway Company. But in his spare
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 29 September 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective change of use application from
Leeds South Bank, the former industrial areas of Holbeck and Hunslet, could be designated a ‘New Town’ under plans announced by the government yesterday (28 September 2025). If the plans go ahead, it could see 13,000 homes built in the area, with a target of 20% being ‘affordable’ and a
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 22 September 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of a Portakabin Building to
People are encouraged to report incidents as the Leeds JogOn campaign sends a message that harassment of women and girls whilst exercising will not be tolerated. A launch event for the campaign was hosted at the Royal Armouries in Hunslet on Wednesday (24 September 2025), with speakers including the Mayor
A strategic and ambitious roadmap aimed at tackling poverty and inequality in Leeds has been launched today. City and community leaders came together at the Leeds City College Printworks in Hunslet to outline their shared ‘Team Leeds’ vision for a healthier, more inclusive and sustainable city through the newly refreshed
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 15 September 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective change of use application from
As we reported last year, Leeds City Council is proposing to introduce changes to South Accommodation Road and the Atkinson Street roundabout which aim to tackle congestion, make bus journeys quicker and more reliable, and promote sustainable travel options along this key route. South Accommodation Road is a key route
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 8 September 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Two non illuminated fascia signs Skelton