What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 12 March 2018: First floor side extension and dormer window to rear 15 Barkly Parade Cross Flatts Leeds LS11
Police in Leeds are issuing an Efit of a male they want to identify following an attempted robbery in Beeston. Leeds District CID would like to speak to anyone who can help identify the male pictured in connection with an incident on Rowland Road on Saturday 17 February 2018. The incident
Young engineers at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School showed off their inventions in the school hall this morning (16 March 2018). On Monday Year 5 had been set a challenge by new graduates from DePuy Synthes next door, to make device help doctors mend broken bones. They worked all week (British
Detectives investigating a high value burglary at a horse equipment business in Leeds are appealing for information. Thieves stole around £500,000 worth of goods, including bridles, saddles, fleeces, clothing, boots and hay nets, when they targeted the Equipride warehouse in Beeston overnight on February 24 and 25. The firm is
Loan shark victim speaks out after he was forced to pay back thousands on a small loan with ‘eye watering’ interest Following yesterday’s article about help available to people being exploited by loan sharks, we tell the story of one man’s nightmare and how he eventually got help. A businessman
An independent panel met this week to come up with a shortlist of just five projects out of the 23 that applied for the St Luke’s CARES Community Awards. In no particular order, the shortlisted projects are: Leeds Dads Walk & Talk Group Reetwirlers Majorettes Streetwise-Love Leeds Beeston in Bloom
Hard-hitting new Leeds-based drama already making a big impact on local young people Leeds health professionals have teamed up with an award-winning media company and local students to produce a gritty, interactive film that tackles some of the biggest issues facing young people in the city today. Filming has just
Loan sharks operate across all communities and prey on vulnerable people who may have fallen on hard times. The Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) are a national team that investigate and prosecute loan sharks. The team works in partnership with Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police to crackdown on
Shop fronts in Holbeck are set to benefit from citywide programme of public realm improvements to ‘local centres’. A first round of 12 projects is set to be approved by Leeds City Council’s Executive Board next Wednesday (21 March 2018). The Holbeck project will see £135,000 spent on improving up
Leeds City Council is set to roll out improvements to bin yards across the city following a successful pilot in the Recreations area of Holbeck. A report to the Council’s Executive Board next week recommends spending £247,500 on improving 45 yards across the city. If these are as successful as