What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Campaigners against the building of a Microsoft data centre complex voiced their opposition at a city centre protest on Saturday (12 September 2026). Microsoft is continuing to face opposition to the scheme at the former Skelton Grange power station site in Stourton. More than 42,000 people have signed a petition
A community protest swim will took place at Leeds Dock yesterday (25 August 2026). Swimmers and supporters are calling for the reinstatement of the site’s open water swimming licence, the return of a safe swimming space in Leeds, and the creation of more accessible blue-space swimming areas across the city.
Dewsbury Road saw a peaceful roadside protest showing solidarity with people in Gaza and the West Bank in Palestine on Monday (12 May 2025). Whilst the protest was silent, many drivers showed their support by tooting their horns and waving. The roadside protests have been going on for about six
Local members of the Kurdish House community association – most well-known for their valiant litter-picking around South Leeds – recently co-led a demonstration shining a light on injustices their people are facing in the Middle East, and calling for change. The protest focused partly on the recent death of Kurdish
About twenty local women and men chose to dedicate their daily exercise in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston to the memory of Sarah Everard on Saturday. Sarah Everard was abducted and murdered whilst walking home on Wednesday 3 March. Her death has highlighted the danger and abuse women and girls suffer
Beeston women and their male supporters will be assembling in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday (13 March 2021) at 6pm in protest at sexual harassment, abuse and murder of women by men in Britain, and the world. The murder of Sarah Everard, a 33 year old woman walking home along
Following our report on Tuesday that Royal Mail plans to press ahead with the closure of Holbeck Delivery Office, the postal workers union has called a protest, to take place on Saturday (17 February 2018) on Holbeck Moor. Chris Allen from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) which represents the staff
Leeds Greenpeace have collected over 180 messages written by local people, which form part of a petition Leeds Greenpeace took to their local BP garage, making clear the people of Leeds do not support this British company’s reckless plans to drill near the Amazon Reef. Leeds Greenpeace ran stalls at
Fifty protesters greeted Hilary Benn MP at his surgery this morning (Saturday 5 December 2015), angry that he had supported the bombing of Syria in Parliament this week. The protesters were angry but respectful and were supported by passing motorists and a Fire Engine tooting their horns. In speeches, Mr
Residents from Belle Isle and Hunslet held a picnic on Belle Isle Circus on Saturday 25 April to protest about the plans for the Trolleybus. As South Leeds Life has previously reported, West Yorkshire Metro plan to build the ‘New Generation Transport’ Trolleybus on a route from Stourton to Holt