What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Yorkshire Day (1 August) this year is a double cause for celebration in Leeds due to the successful impact of the first year of household glass collections in the city. The new service delivered by Leeds City Council, which began a year ago today, has seen nearly 12,000 tonnes of
With plenty of sunny days ahead for the remainder of summer there’s no time like the present to visit The Canary, a vibrant waterside bar based in Leeds Dock, for a well-deserved happy hour tipple. Every Sunday to Friday between 4pm and 7pm the kitchen, bar and live sport venue
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week at Middleton Railway where they are marking Yorkshire Day by hosting a food and drink festival this weekend. A Taste of Yorkshire will feature over 25 traders tempting you
A new pub can open after concerns that customer noise would disrupt TV news broadcasts were resolved. Brewery Wharf Tavern applied for a premises licence to serve drinks at a riverside site also occupied by Channel 4 News. The pub wanted to serve until 2am, Monday to Saturday and midnight on
Office blocks and hundreds of flats could be built on a former banking site after plans were approved by the council. Permission was sought to redevelop part of Water Lane in Holbeck, previously occupied by Lloyds Banking Group. Leeds City Council has given consent for two office blocks of 11
Tomorrow is Yorkshire Day, the annual celebration of God’s own county on 1 August, and White Rose Shopping Centre is making the day extra sweet this year with the launch of a bespoke, limited edition chocolate creation to mark the occasion. Created alongside local expert chocolatier Youlden’s of Yorkshire, the
A fascinating archive of historic treasures charting centuries of the city’s industrial heritage has been revealed during a painstaking cataloguing project at a Leeds museum. Kittens driving cranes, beautiful vintage Christmas cards and an image of a Leeds branch of the Home Guard are among the remarkable array of objects
West Yorkshire Pet Ambulance, who’s base is in Middleton, was launched in January 2024 by veterinary responder Daniel Jordan. 18 months on from establishing the pet ambulance, the service now operates two vehicles and covers not only Leeds, but Bradford, Wakefield, Barnsley, Sheffield and has even visited Liverpool during a
Ancient Rome comes to Leeds with a summer of activities, screenings, talks and a free Roman Festival at the Royal Armouries as the museum celebrates the original gladiators with a new internationally acclaimed exhibition, ‘Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum’, developed in collaboration with the Colosseum in Rome. Nat Edwards, Director
Northern property developer Breck has completed the purchase of a new 4,400 sq ft office in South Leeds as part of its continued expansion across the North of England. The two-storey office, which is located at the Millshaw Park industrial estate in Beeston, is the latest development in Breck’s growing