What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Marston’s and the Royal British Legion (RBL) are launching brand new, limited-edition commemorative glasses for this year’s Poppy Appeal, with RBL ambassador Ross Kemp encouraging punters to visit one of over 1,000 pubs to get their hands on one this November. Following last year’s Raise a Glass campaign, which raised
A Remembrance Service will be held in Holbeck Cemetery on Remembrance Sunday, 9 November 2025, at 10:30am in Holbeck Cemetery. The service will be open to all, those of faith and without and tea/coffee will be served at St Luke’s Church afterwards. Hon Alderwoman Angela Gabriel BEM, who is the
Beeston in Bloom don’t really need an excuse to hang bunting, we just love the how it cheers up Beeston Road. However, we think the 80th anniversary of the D Day landings should be commemorated. It was an added bonus that the sun was shining on Sunday (2 June 2024)
Pupils from Low Road Primary School in Hunslet and Windmill Primary School in Belle Isle visited the War Memorial in Hunslet Cemetery this morning (10 November 2023) to pay their respects ahead of Remembrance Day. The delegations were made up of the Head Boys and Girls from each school. The
The recent council elections – and congratulations to all those elected in South Leeds and to Al Garthwaite from Beeston on becoming our city’s new Lord Mayor – was the first after a new law came in requiring us to show voter ID. In Leeds, 601 residents were initially turned
The Women’s Royal Army Corps Association (WRAC Association) is campaigning for proper recognition of role women in the armed services played during the Second World War with commemoration events including one at Holbeck Cemetery on Sunday (14 May 2023) at 2pm. On the morning of 11 May 1943, the biggest
Rolls of Honour from two former clubs in Stourton have been relocated and put on display in Hunslet Community Hub and Library. The Rolls, which contain the names of club members who served and in some cases died during the two World Wars, were rescued from storage by members of
Hunslet Community Hub and Library is to become the new home of two Rolls of Honour from former clubs in Stourton, following a request made by Hunslet Carr Residents Association (HCRA). Margaret Harper (formally Harvey) from HCRA and a former Stourton resident said: “It is only right we remember the
As Armistice Day draws closer Leeds City Council Armed Forces Champions have welcomed a new display that has been created on the verge of Elland Road/Gelderd Road in the city. Armed Forces Champions, Councillors Gohar Almass (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck), Caroline Gruen (Labour, Bramley & Stanningley) and Jane Dowson (Labour,
There is real anger at the decision to scrap the eastern leg of HS2 which would have brought high-speed rail to Leeds. We were repeatedly promised that both HS2 East and Northern Powerhouse Rail – a new high speed route connecting Manchester and Leeds via Bradford – would be delivered