What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Charlie Kirk started boxing only recently “to learn how to handle myself and toughen up frankly,” and is grateful to Beeston promoter Tristan Haynes for the chance “to showcase the skills I’ve learnt in what is the best sport I’ve ever done.” “Everyone should learn to box to feel more
In a deal worth £11.69 million, the Royal Armouries has successfully purchased the freehold of the land the Leeds museum site operates on. Made possible by a government-backed loan via the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, this is the first time the museum has owned the land outright, which
Two men have been arrested over the fail-to-stop collision in Leeds in which 19-year-old Ashton Kitchen-White was killed. Regan Kemp, aged 26, from St Just, Penzance, and Liam Miller, aged 24, from Polbeth, West Lothian, were arrested overnight after handing themselves in to police in their respective areas following a
Detectives have named three men who are wanted over the fail-to-stop collision in Middleton in which 19-year-old Ashton Kitchen-White was killed. The men are from Scotland and Cornwall and officers are appealing for the help of the public in those areas to trace them. Ashton was fatally injured when he
Asda has signed an agreement for lease for a new Asda Express store at PLATFORM_’s Sweetfields development on Sweet Street West in Holbeck, endorsing PLATFORM_’s strategy of developing in city centre locations with strong demographics and accelerating regeneration. The new convenience store will occupy a prominent 4,000 sq ft unit
A Beeston shop owner has been removed as the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) after the police initiated a licence review because “these premises are associated with serious crime or serious disorder or both.” Hiren Ashvin Patel was removed as DPS at both AP’s Local Newsagents at 434 Dewsbury Road in
A teenage pedestrian who died following a collision in Leeds on Friday evening has been named as Ashton Kitchen-White, aged 19. Ashton’s family have released a photograph of him and the following tribute: “Ashton Kitchen-White was indeed one in a million. Loved by all his family and friends alike and
Members of the public helped officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team arrest a suspected offender at a petrol station in Beeston on Thursday (15 May 2025). The incident happended at the Woodman service station on Dewsbury Road, near the White Rose Shopping Centre. In a post on Facebook West Yorkshire
On Saturday night (17 May 2025) a group of youths climbed onto the roof of Dulverton Court sheltered flats in Cottingley causing damage to the roof and two fire doors and distress to elderly tenants. The group, who had previously climbed onto the roof of Cottingley Preimary Academy, left one
Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club is calling on local women and girls to pick up a bat and ball and get involved in the fast-growing world of soft ball cricket. The club, based on Gipsy Lane Beeston, is keen to expand its women and girls’ section and is welcoming new players