What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leaders from the Beeston community met with Police officers at Elland Road Police Station this afternoon (5 June 2018) to discuss the two arson attacks which occurred in the early hours of this morning at Hardy Street Mosque and Lady Pit Lane Gudwara (Sikh temple) in Beeston. Showing how seriously
Police are appealing for information following two arson attacks on places of worship in Leeds early today (5 June 2018). At 3.42am this morning police were contacted by the fire service who were attending the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque, in Hardy Street, Beeston, where the main door had been
South Leeds elected three new Councillors in the local elections on 3 May 2018. We asked them to tell us what the experience was like, here is Andrew Scopes, Councillor for Beeston & Holbeck Ward. As a new Councillor, I want to say thank you so much to those who
A man has appeared in court this morning (4 June 2018) charged in connection with an incident in Leeds where a four-year-old girl was carried away from her mother in the street. Damian Siwek, aged 35, of Harlech Avenue, Beeston, was arrested on Saturday (2 June) in relation to the
The Leeds Women and Girls Hubs launched one year ago and an incredible amount has been achieved in just 12 months. The Women’s Hub has been developing the State of Women’s Health Report. Commissioned by Public Health, the report shines the light on the health needs of diverse women in
One of the biggest retail and leisure destinations in Leeds is ‘going green’ to show its support for World Environment Day (June 5 2018). Landsec-owned White Rose Shopping Centre is getting behind the international campaign which aims to encourage worldwide awareness and action for environmental protection. On Tuesday 5 June
An impressive ten teams took part in this year’s Charity 5-a-side football tournament, raising funds for The Hunslet Club. The event, which took place on Sunday 27 May 2018, was organised by the Leeds office of Charles Stanley Wealth Managers and featured teams from Leeds’s accountancy, legal, banking and marketing
At Cockburn School and Cockburn John Charles Academy, this year’s GCSE candidates are the second year group to sit ‘tough’ new exams under a reformed curriculum. The dramatic reforms came as part of a government drive to improve schools’, pupils’ and employers’ confidence in the qualifications, ensuring that young people
South Leeds elected three new Councillors in the local elections on 3 May 2018. We asked them to tell us what the experience was like, here Paul Wray, Councillor for Hunslet & Riverside Ward. I’d like to thank everyone who voted in the election – regardless of who for –
I met Sarah Horsbrough and her team to find out how preparations are going for the opening of the new Elements Primary Academy in Middleton in September. The short answer is very well indeed. As well as the basic logistics of having a building ready – the temporary modular classrooms