What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Coroner’s Officers are wishing to speak to any relatives of David Brain. Mr Brain – 64yrs, from the Beeston area of Leeds, died on the Friday 5 June 2020. His death is not being treated as suspicious. Family members are asked to contact Coroner’s Officer Robert Wright on 01924 292301.
16 year old Sarata Sawo from Beeston has written this poem in response to the Black Lives Matter campaign: Black Black is working 10 times harder to get to A Which a white man gets with a click You get to A you’re hard to defeat It’s
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team were on patrol in Middleton on Saturday evening (13 June 2020) tackling anti-social behaviour and off-road motorbikes. The bike pictured was seized after it was seen being ridden in an anti-social manner. A spokesperson said: “Our officers will continue to be in the area
Ahead of some shops and business reopening from Monday (15 June 2020), Leeds City Council has issued further information on measures in place to keep people safe in the city centre. Following on from initial details released at the end of last month about what to expect when lockdown measures
Local children at Ingram Road Primary School have helped design the artwork for new lamppost banners set to be unveiled in Holbeck later this month; after local Councillors and residents came up with the idea last year. The design which features the slogan ‘Where Families and Community Bloom’, suggested by
A family of swans have been the star attraction for many people visiting Middleton Park this spring, but this week two of the cygnets have had to be taken to the Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital in separate incidents. A pair of swans first nested at the lake in Middleton Park
If having your work displayed in an art gallery and winning a national competition makes you an established artist, then Ellie Harrison is an established artist. Nine-year-old Ellie from Beeston created her picture of a spaceman looking back to Earth following a YouTube tutorial, but choosing her own colours. The
As Black Lives Matter protests continue, a long-standing former councillor has been appointed to lead a city-wide review into statues and monuments across Leeds. Alison Lowe, chief executive of Beeston-based mental health charity Touchstone, who was the first female BAME city councillor and represented Labour from 1990 to 2019, has
As the weather warms up and we make the most of time outdoors during lockdown, the NHS in Leeds is advising people with asthma – especially children – on how to manage their health this summer to avoid the ‘September spike’ in emergency asthma admissions. Asthma affects 1.1 million (one