What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Court action and partnership working have made a positive difference to life in a South Leeds community where crime and anti-social behaviour issues were causing concern for residents. Partial closure orders covering five blocks of flats near Hunslet Moor Park were granted to Leeds City Council by magistrates earlier this
Beautiful vintage clocks will take museum visitors in South Leeds on a journey through time this week. The carefully curated collection of historic timepieces will be going on show at the Leeds Discovery Centre during a special family workshop exploring the art of clockmaking while looking at some of 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 19 May 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: 3.5m single storey rear extension, 3.95m
A new city centre hotel could be created if plans are agreed for the conversion of an office building. Planning permission is sought for a 131-bedroom Premier Inn at Verity House, on Canal Wharf in Holbeck. Parent company Whitbread Plc said the hotel could accommodate 57,000 guests a year, generating some
A Beeston shop owner has been removed as the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) after the police initiated a licence review because “these premises are associated with serious crime or serious disorder or both.” Hiren Ashvin Patel was removed as DPS at both AP’s Local Newsagents at 434 Dewsbury Road in
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 12 May 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Reserved Matters Application for Approval of
Deadline of January 2026 for voters to update their details, or have their postal vote option cancelled. Letters are being sent to all registered postal voters in Leeds who need to renew their details to be able to continue to vote that way. New rules introduced by the government’s Elections
Councillors on the City Plans Panel welcomed proposed changes to Phase 2 of Platform’s mixed use developement at Sweet Street West in Holbeck at their meeting last Thursday (8 May 2025). The site is subject to a hybrid planning consent, with full approval for Phase 1 comprising three residential blocks
A planning application to build 164 flats on a site near Leeds Dock in Hunslet has been deferred because of the lack of ‘affordable housing’ and greenspace in the scheme. The project to build an 18-storey block on a small site on Sayner Lane, behind the University Technical College, was
Civic and faith leaders in Leeds have come together to call for community solidarity at a time of heightened tensions and issued the following statement: “As civic and faith leaders in Leeds, we welcome news of the ceasefire in hostilities between India and Pakistan following the recent terrorist attack in