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We aim to tell you about events and stories going on in South Leeds – Holbeck, Beeston, Cottingley, Hunslet, Belle Isle & Middleton. We would like you to feedback, add your comments and contribute articles.

The show we’ve all been waiting for takes place on Sunday
09/09/2026

The show we’ve all been waiting for takes place on Sunday

The Great Middleton Park Show returns for 2026 with a theme of Peace and Unity, on Sunday (13 September) from 12pm to 4pm. The Show includes the traditional Produce Show, where anyone can enter a produce in a variety of categories including: Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Home Produce and Arts & contin...

This year’s Heritage Open Days features Hunslet’s rugby history, a talk about scientist William Gascoigne and visits to ...
08/09/2026

This year’s Heritage Open Days features Hunslet’s rugby history, a talk about scientist William Gascoigne and visits to DePuy Synthes factory

This year the Heritage Open Days Festival, England’s largest festival of history and culture, has chosen the theme of Everyday Histories, and events in South Leeds offer insights into religion, industry, sport and science. Leeds Civic Trust has worked with organisations across the city to put on o...

The climate change film is being shown by St Luke’s CARES
08/09/2026

The climate change film is being shown by St Luke’s CARES

What’s happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK? Join us at St Luke’s CARES on Friday 18 september 2026 for a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing – an eye-opening 50-minute film bringing together nine leading UK scientists and experts with...

Join BISA’s walking group every Monday
07/09/2026

Join BISA’s walking group every Monday

Are you interested in keeping fit and active in older life? Why not join our Walking Group? It’s free and we go to various venues throughout Leeds. You’ll make new friends and enjoy the feeling of getting out and about! Walks take place every Monday 11am -4pm. We use our continue reading

Great youth clubs in Beeston and Middleton from Health For All
07/09/2026

Great youth clubs in Beeston and Middleton from Health For All

Young people across South Leeds are being given a new place to get active, meet new people and try something new, with the launch of two exciting ACE Youth Zones. The new sessions, delivered through Health for All’s ACE (Active Clubs Experience) project, are creating welcoming spaces where young p...

The importance of listening. Wellbeing advice
06/09/2026

The importance of listening. Wellbeing advice

I was gritting my teeth, thinking, “But I’ve already told you this three times…” It’s so frustrating to be told you haven’t mentioned something before when you know fine well you have, and in this case, several times. The person in question had been distracted during our previous convers...

His most famous poem, V, was written following a visit to his parents graves in Holbeck Cemetery
06/09/2026

His most famous poem, V, was written following a visit to his parents graves in Holbeck Cemetery

Last year, in September 2025, Tony Harrison died. He was born and grew up in Beeston in a working-class family. His father was a baker and his mother a ‘homemaker’. From an early age he was clever, being able to read before he went to school. He won a scholarship continue reading

Here are this week’s planning applications for LS10 and LS11:
06/09/2026

Here are this week’s planning applications for LS10 and LS11:

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 31 August 2026. Click on the description to see the full application:   Variation of condition 1 (appro...

Red Kites can often be spotted over South Leeds
05/09/2026

Red Kites can often be spotted over South Leeds

The heatwaves in July and early August, with the sweltering temperatures and lack of rainfall, has left parks, lawns and farmland parched, brown and dry across South Leeds. Only now, after a few rainy days, is the grass beginning to show a hint of green again. Whilst the beautiful weather continue r...

Plans for a new, expanded Broomfield SILC in Belle Isle move forward
05/09/2026

Plans for a new, expanded Broomfield SILC in Belle Isle move forward

The £30m expansion of a school for children with special needs is set to go ahead after planning permission was approved. Leeds City Council will expand Broomfield SILC (specialist inclusive learning centre) in Belle Isle with 100 extra places. The project will meet a growing need in the city to co...

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