Day: 1 October 2013

Driving crime and anti-social behaviour down – Holbeck NPT’s new inspector

Neighbourhood policing in Holbeck Division has a new man at the helm in the guise of Chris Bowen. Writing on Holbeck Neighbourhood Policing Team’s website, Inspector Bowen has introduced himself: My name is Chris Bowen and I am the new Holbeck Neighbourhood Operations Inspector. I have been a police officer

Bookmarked: Middleton Life group chronicles local history

Are you interested in local history? Middleton has an incredibly rich heritage, from mining and railways in Middleton Park to boundary disputes with Beeston and, in the 1920s, the building of one of the Leeds’s first council estates. And now the Middleton Life local history group has launched its very

Help available to quit smoking in Stoptober

  The Stoptober challenge starts today, 1 October. Stoptober is the 28 day national stop smoking challenge – it is returning following its launch last year. Research shows that people who manage to stop smoking for 28 days are five times more likely to stop for good and last year,