What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Projects across the South Bank area of Hunslet and Holbeck will benefit from funding announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, at the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) yesterday (20 May 2026). The UK Government has confirmed its support for the Royal Armouries Waterfront
With billions in economic potential and multiple nationally significant programmes advancing in 2026, Leeds confirms it is ready to move from vision to delivery this year. At the end of 2025, Leeds City Council launched an ambitious Economic Vision outlining the opportunity to generate £20billion in economic growth and create 100,000 new
Leeds City Council are proposing to swap parcels of land held in Holbeck to ease development of the sites off Bath Road. A report published online yesterday (15 December 2025) gives details of planned swap. The Council currently owns a site on the corner of Bath Road and Water Lane
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has re-committed £10m to help breathe fresh life into Holbeck’s historic Grade I Listed Temple Works building, paving the way for it to become the home of a new British Library North. The announcement was made following a visit by Deputy
Property development and investment company, CEG, has completed the extensive refurbishment of the Grade II* listed Gate Lodge, located adjacent to Temple Mill in Holbeck with its famous Egyptian façade. The extensive programme of repair work was designed to seek the removal of the building from the Historic England Heritage
Senior councillors are to discuss Leeds City Council’s exciting new partnership with national, regional and local government to transform six of its neighbourhoods, helping to achieve its regeneration ambitions and deliver inclusive growth. The Leeds Transformational Regeneration Partnership is a 10-year programme of change and investment involving the council, central
One of my jobs as a councillor is that of the Council’s Heritage Champion. My brief is to watch out for any buildings of architectural and or historic value which may be at risk from demolition or alteration. Most, although not all, of these buildings are listed as Grade I:
The British Library’s ambitions for a major new public-facing centre for audiences and users in the north of England will take a significant step forward next week when senior councillors in Leeds are asked to back plans to inject up to £5m of funding into the project. The funding would
CEG, the developers working on various sites in Holbeck including the iconic Temple Works, have secured a £72.9 million loan facility from Aviva plc, linked to the sustainability of their buildings. The deal is structured with KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) that are linked to sustainability improvements on assets in the
Exactly a year ago, in my column for South Leeds Life, I reflected on how the world had changed in ways that could scarcely have been imagined four weeks earlier. Twelve months on, who would have imagined that we would have seen 126,000 people lose their lives, three lockdowns, businesses