What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
West Yorkshire Police last Sunday evening (10 March 2019) conducted an armed raid on a house on Crossland Terrace, just off Dewsbury Road in Beeston – and arrested four men, and seized both a car and a considerable quantity of illegal drugs. The raid followed an anonymous call reporting that
The parents, kids and staff at St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Beeston Hill are valiantly battling away to get a new playground by the end of the year, and are making great progress – but they need your help! This week saw their latest after-school table-top sale (pictured),
Beeston Primary emerged victorious from the inaugural Under 8s Football Cup in Beeston this week, after a nail-biting 2-1 final against Holbeck’s finest from Ingram Road Primary. Following a visit and a pep talk from Leeds United player Kemar Roofe, and the Third Place Play-Off (see below), the final quickly
Acclaimed south Leeds charity SLATE last Friday (1 March 2019) held a grand opening to launch a new ‘Impact Centre’ at their Hunslet HQ. The centre – made up of a series of refurbished rooms within their HQ – will enable them to increase their programme of activities and pastoral
What’s the future for independent shops in south Leeds? Small traders speak out “I love running this shop – it’s so much more than just a business. It’s not just a conveyor belt of transactions, it’s about looking out for the local community. But it’s a battle too: small businesses
South Leeds campaigners against the Holbeck ‘Managed Approach’ (also known as the ‘Managed Zone’) are encouraging local residents of all opinions to attend a forum event this weekend at Leeds Civic Hall, entitled ‘A Different Approach’ – which will look at sex work in this city and across the world,
Last month, my wife and I had an unfortunate experience: three lads drove up outside our house in Beeston Hill, in broad daylight, with crowbars, jacked up our car, sawed the exhaust off our car, and drove off. It wasn’t a terrible thing (no-one got hurt, the car got fixed,
Hunslet Dental are throwing open their doors this half-term, and inviting local families to join them for two days of free Super Hero and Disney themed activities and treatments on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 February 2019. These activity days will feature face painting, fancy dress, games and competitions, raffles
People from across Leeds and the region are rallying to rescue the former Works Skatepark in Hunslet, with the centre set to reopen this week. As previously reported, the skatepark charity ceased trading and closed at the start of the month, due to financial difficulties. But the immediate outcry online
The decision on the major new Park and Ride scheme proposed for Stourton has been postponed, after councillors on the City Plans panel blasted the Council’s own presentations – and local campaigners have vowed to battle on against the project. The cross-party panel – which decides on whether or not