What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
To see your child die before your eyes and not be able to stop it is every parent’s worst nightmare and it’s struck Gabrielle Green from Beeston. Her daughter Kadiee grew up like any other happy young girl, but two years ago Gabrielle noticed she was struggling to get up
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
Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a bank in Hunslet. Leeds District CID would like to speak to anyone who witnessed or has information about the incident which took place at the Halifax bank at the Penny Hill Centre, Church Street, Leeds at around 12:37pm this
William Arthur Hollings from Hunslet joined the Leeds Pals Battalion and fought in the Battle of the Somme during the First World War. Although he survived the battle, he later died of pneumonia. This is his story. William was born on 4 September 1890, the fourth of six children. The
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
A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm this morning (13 May 2021) following a street brawl involving a number of youths last night. A section of Cottingley Drive was closed today to allow officers to search an area close to Cottingley Cemetery. In a statement,
Tracy Brabin has been declared the winner of the first West Yorkshire Mayoral election at the count today (9 May 2021). Brabin, Labour, won 43% of first preference votes and so there was a run off with the Conservative candidate Matt Robinson, where the remaining candidates’ second preference votes were
The site of the former Park Lees old people’s home off Town Street in Beeston is to be sold at auction by Leeds City Council according to a report published this week. The 0.51 hectare (1.2 acre) site lies between Beeston Village Community Centre, Hugh Gaitskell Primary School and the
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
Labour candidates have held all three south Leeds wards in the Leeds City Council election with Gohar Almass winning in Beeston & Holbeck; Mohammed Iqbal winning in Hunslet & Riverside and Sharon Burke winning in Middleton Park. Both Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park wards were being tipped in the