What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Advice has been given after only four out of 14 hotels and taxis tested in a recent undercover operation to identify risks around child sexual exploitation alerted police with their concerns. The operation saw officers from Leeds District Safeguarding’s Child Vulnerability and Exploitation Team working with neighbourhood policing team colleagues
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Belle Isle where the Repair Café will be returning to BITMO’s Gate Centre, Aberfield Gate, LS10 3QH,
Caddick Group’s Leeds Valley Park, a major new manufacturing site expected to create hundreds of jobs in South Leeds, has been completed and handed over to its new owners. After initially being brought forward by Caddick Developments, Caddick Construction has handed the site over to the Greater Manchester Pension Fund
The Committee, Residents, and bingo enthusiasts of Acre Court assisted living complex in Middleton have fundraised for the toy appeal at the White Rose Shopping Centre. They raised £250, but the total price of the toys they wanted to buy was £320. Thanks to B&M stores in Morley for their
People in Leeds are being encouraged to get on board with a public consultation process that will help shape the future of the city’s bus services. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has launched the consultation to gather views on the possible introduction of a county-wide bus franchising system. The
Percy R Wood Funeral Service in Hunslet will be installing their Memory Christmas Tree in their our garden on Balm Road next week. If you have someone special you would like to remember this Christmas, please get in touch to place a memory bauble on the tree. If you hung
This Sunday (17 December 2023), our two donkeys will journey through the streets of Hunslet as part of a Christmas Celebration with a difference – and you have chance to be part of it! The event has been arranged by Hunslet Gathering – Hunslet’s new Anglican church in Hunslet. Throughout
A youth who was arrested in connection with the shocking attack in which two swans died in Middleton Park has been released without charge, having been ruled out by police investigating the incident. In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: “A 17-year-old male who was arrested in connection with an
Cllr Mohammed Iqbal and Cllr Paul Wray (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) have announced their plans to launch litter picking kit micro-grants of £300 for schools, faith groups, community groups and residents’ associations from January as part of their new “The Big Clean Up” campaign – a wider campaign which will
Twice a month the sports hall at Middleton Leisure Centre turns into a skating rink as dozens of roller skaters take over the space. The sessions are run by Alison Hughes-Waters, who started them 18 months ago when her daughter took up skating and they struggled to find a family-friendly