What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
27 drivers were caught speeding by officers from West Yorkshire Police’s Inner South Leeds team who conducted a Speed Watch operation on Sunday (10 May 2020). Four locations were targeted in the operation: Sharp Lane, Middleton (30mph) Tempest Road, Beeston (20mph) Old Lane, Beeston (30mph) Pepper Road, Hunslet (20mph) As
An children’s activity pack originally made for use in schools with key workers’ children is now being made available for anyone to download for free. Graft has collaborated with a group of artists during the current lockdown to create an activity pack about key workers for young children, it has
A cannabis farm located in a property on Belvedere Avenue in Beeston was raided by Police officers this morning (13 May 2020). Over 100 plants were seized after officers from the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team visited the property following information received from members of the community. Inspector Lucy Leadbeater
Leeds City Council has reopened the Holmewell Road recycling centre in Middleton for essential use. To use the site you must book a slot to visit the centre. Your car registration will be checked and if you haven’t booked a slot you will be refused entry. You should only bring
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
Bernard Richardson celebrated the VE Day bank holiday yesterday (8 May 2020) with fish and chips, a treat he hadn’t had for weeks due to the current lockdown. Sam Ely from Middleton Elderly Aid delivered a personalised balloon donated by Sense of Occasion party shop in Beeston, together with a
South Leeds Live At Home Scheme (SLLAHS) had planned to hold a party to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day today (8 May 2020). With the Coronavirus lockdown their members couldn’t come together, so SLLAHS took the party to their members. Yesterday a team of volunteers took packs including
95 percent of independent news providers have received zero support from Government since lockdown started It has been six weeks since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced lockdown measures and still there has been no package of support for your community newspaper. While £35m has been allocated to the ‘newspaper industry’
Leeds City Council has confirmed three improvement schemes to pedestrian crossings in South Leeds in a decision published yesterday (5 May 2020). A new zebra crossing will be provided on Pepper Road outside the Parnaby Tavern. Residents have long complained about speeding traffic on this stretch of road, which includes
Cast plastering firm Rydale Interiors, based on Westland Road in Beeston, have just completed a £1.75M contract as part of a major refurbishment at Manchester’s Trafford Centre. The company designed, manufactured and installed 8,000 glass reinforced gypsum casts in the shopping centre’s Barton Square as part of a £75M upgrade