What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Council members and partners came together to launch the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 strategy yesterday (20 October 2022). The event in partnership with the Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) saw speakers from key organisations who offered input into the new Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero
Leeds-based housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise have recruited two apprentices after successful placements through the Kickstart scheme. Unity owns and manages 1,350 properties across Leeds including in Holbeck, Hunslet and Beeston. Samit Miah and Ben Coultas will also complete Level 3 Business Administration NVQs whilst developing their workplace skills
Manchester based recycling business Duo has announced it has invested £3 million in establishing a new recycling business in Stourton, saying Duclo Recycling will further enhance packaging circularity. Operating from a 44,000 square foot warehouse in Stourton, the investment in Duclo Recycling has so far created six jobs, with plans
Groups across West Yorkshire that are helping to end the scourge of violence in the region are being urged to step forward and apply for the Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund. West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin, has made £350,000 available to voluntary and community groups, charities, and partners with an innovative
Residents across Leeds are being invited to lead the way and become #Binfluencers by helping make sure more recyclable material ends up in green bins across the city. A recent independent bin composition analysis has just been completed, uncovering how households across Leeds use their black and green bin. The
A man has been banned from entering the Holbeck area as part of ongoing partnership work to tackle drug-related crime and anti-social behaviour. Jordan Bingham, aged 32, of no fixed address, has been served with an injunction that forbids him from entering, attempting to enter, or remaining within an exclusion
A Leeds-based charity has been awarded funding from Esh Construction to create a rooftop community garden space which will become a place for people to learn about sustainability, practice life skills and interact with others. Hamara Healthy Living Centre is located on tempest Road in Beeston and was founded in
An online map showing the locations of ‘warm spaces’ in Leeds to help people with the cost of living crisis has gone live today (18 October 2022). The map, which can be seen online here at, shows the venues across the city which people are able to visit to keep
The fifth annual Colleges Week, a national celebration of further education providers, commences today (17-21 October 2022). As this year’s awareness campaign centres on the theme of ‘Staff, Students, and Skills’ Leeds College of Building is focusing on student support to help counter the devastating effects of the cost-of-living crisis.
UPDATED: Alfie Smith has been found safe and well Police are appealing for information to trace missing Alfie Smith (16) from Belle Isle. Leeds District CID would like to speak to anyone who has seen or has information about Alfie who was reported missing from the Belle Isle area