What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As part of our election coverage South Leeds Life is hosting three online hustings meeting again this year. All the candidates standing in the Leeds City Council elections for our three wards have been invited and we would like you to join us too. This is your opportunity to put
City leaders hope to make the streets safer for disabled and elderly people under plans formally agreed by the council Leeds City Council drew up a Street Charter which sets out measures to make it easier for people to get around. Bins left on pavements, advertising boards, overgrown shrubbery and
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