What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The council hopes to press ahead with the expansion of a special needs school after allocating £400,000 for initial work on the project. Broomfield Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) in Belle Isle is set to get 100 extra places. The project is expected to cost up to £25m in total
Computer firm Microsoft is set to be given the go-ahead to build a data centre on the site of a former power station. Jobs could be created if the company is given approval for the redevelopment of the Skelton Grange site in Stourton. Microsoft said the facility would boost the
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 6 April 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of use from existing basement
The candidates for the 2026 Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for: Beeston & Holbeck ward Hunslet & Riverside ward Middleton Park ward We’re writing to all the candidates to ask them about why they are standing and what
Starting this month, group tennis coaching at Cross Flatts Park joins part of the wider Leeds community tennis programme, organised by Active Leeds and designed to increase participation and provide accessible opportunities for players of all ages and abilities. Delivered in a welcoming park environment, the programme supports both beginners
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 30 March 2026. Click on the description to see the full application: retrospective application for change of use
A new pizza takeaway could open in the city’s up-and-coming Holbeck area if plans are agreed with the council. New York-style Edges Pizza has applied to set up shop in a vacant railway arch at Fourth Court on Bridge Road. Pizzas would be pre-ordered online from the takeaway near the
A racket sports centre could be created in South Leeds if plans to convert an industrial unit are agreed. Planning permission has been sought to turn a building at Millshaw Park Lane in Beeston into a padel centre. The fast-growing sport would be played at a new facility operated by