What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Former colleagues of a man struck down with asbestos disease are being urged to come forward by his family solicitor seeking damages. Trevor Hayton died due to asbestosis in December 2015, aged 70. Howard Bonnett, of York Solicitors Corries, who
A new display is turning back the clock to explore the fascinating history of communities in Leeds – as told by the people who live there. The Mapping Leeds display at Leeds City Museum has seen people from different areas of the city contribute ideas and historic images to help
Community project in South Leeds receives National Lottery Funding St Luke’s Church, based in Holbeck, is set to kick start an exciting community project thanks to funding from the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund. The project aims to transform lives for the better in Holbeck, Beeston and Hunslet
A house fire in Beeston was attended by four fire engines in the early hours of this morning (Friday 7 July 2017). The fire, reported at 4.05am, destroyed the roof and attic of the house in Sefton Terrace, but no one was hurt, or had to be rescued from the
A meeting of the South and West Plans Panel met today (Thursday 6 July 2017) and rejected the revised plans from PCC (Yorkshire) Ltd to convert the former Omnibus pub into a House In Multiple Occupation (HMO). An application to create 15 flats on the site was rejected last year
Parents organising a leaving party for Year 6 children at Beeston Primary School on Saturday afternoon (8 July 2017) have received support from Davina McCall, following a parent’s appearance on her Long Lost Families TV show. Davina joined a range of local businesses and families that have rallied round to
White Rose welcomes six new restaurants as part of new outdoor development, ‘The Village’ On Tuesday (4 July 2017) White Rose Shopping Centre opened five new restaurants as part of its 65,000 sq ft extension, The Village, including Pizza Hut Restaurants, TGI Friday’s, Five Guys, Chiquito, and Limeyard, with Wagamama
Twelve boys from Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston who have have improved their reading skills this year have been rewarded with a trip to Waterstone’s bookshop. Some boys find reading a difficult habit to adopt, so the school worked with the group using a range of techniques including carefully
Victory Anyiam of Sharp Lane Primary School in Middleton was amongst the winners as young people representing schools across Leeds visited the Civic Hall this month to be congratulated on their fantastic flowerbed designs which have been brought to life in the city. Following the ever popular Leeds in Bloom design
Coroners in Leeds are appealing for relatives of John Derick Sayers to get in touch. Mr Sayers, 77, formerly of Larchfield Residential Home in Hunslet, died on 27 June 2017 at St James’ Hospital. He died of natural causes. Any relatives are asked to contact Coroner’s Officer Clive Firth on