What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Plans to turn a historic building into a 22-bedroom shared house have been blocked by the council. Permission was refused for the conversion of grade II-listed Matthew Murray House on Water Lane in Holbeck. The project would have seen en suite rooms with shared dining rooms and a communal kitchen
It’s 1809. Mary Bateman is about to be hung for witchcraft and murder. Her career of crime has included fake identities, magic charms, poisoned pudding, a holy hen, drunk watchmen and – of course – a freshly-shaved leg of mutton. ‘Mutton’ is the new play from Leeds theatre company Brave
Police in Leeds are appealing for information to trace a wanted man, Owen Sharp. Owen, aged 34, is wanted on suspicion of a number of offences including theft. He is described as a white male, 5ft 6ins, slim build with dark brown hair. Owen is known to frequent the Middleton
Detectives investigating a serious assault in Leeds which left a man with life-changing injuries have renewed an appeal for information nearly 10 months on from the incident. An appeal for witnesses was made shortly after the attack, which occurred on Tempest Place, Beeston, on Tuesday 28 January 2025. The victim,