What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A man has been arrested by detectives investigating an attempted serious sexual assault on a woman in Holbeck. The man was arrested yesterday evening (15 May 2022) following a renewed appeal in connection with the incident that occurred on Thursday 5 May, on the footpath that passes under the viaduct
Leeds City Council is aiming to recruit 80 more foster carers in the next 12 months to provide high quality care and support for the children and young people that they look after. The number has been shared during Foster Care Fortnight 2022 as part of a city-wide drive to
Motorists travelling into Leeds city centre are being encouraged to plan their journeys in advance as works to Bishopgate Street and Neville Street begin shortly. From week commencing 23 May 2022, Bishopgate Street and Neville Street will both be reduced to one lane for traffic travelling in towards the city
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (WY HCP) is launching a new campaign on Monday (16 May 2022) to create awareness around male suicide across the area and is urging everyone to get involved. The campaign, which builds on the Partnership’s national award-winning staff suicide prevention campaign ‘Check-In’, aims to
A laboratory at the DePuy Synthes research & development (R&D) campus in Beeston is the first Johnson & Johnson site globally to gain a sustainability certification for outstanding work in reducing the environmental impact of laboratory space following the successful completion of the My Green Lab Certification Programme. The site
A wildlife garden at a South Leeds school is set to flourish following a £1,000 donation from a housebuilder. The Stephen Longfellow Academy has created a biodiversity garden complete with a bee colony and vegetable patch and plans to expand its green space with the funds received from the Persimmon
This year, Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022) aims to raise awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing, and the steps we can take to address it. The NHS is encouraging people of all ages to reach out for support with their mental health if they
Detectives are appealing for information following an attempted serious sexual assault on a woman in Holbeck. The victim, aged in her twenties, had been walking on the footpath that passes under the viaduct between Domestic Road and Cross Ingram Road between 9:15am and 9:20am yesterday (5 May 2022). She was
Two of Leeds’ most well-known historians have teamed up again to produce a fascinating history of Hunslet – Leeds’ most famous industrial suburb. Best known for their ground-breaking ‘Illustrated History of Leeds’, written in the 1990s, in the last decade they have turned their attention to telling the story of
This weekend (6-7 May 2022) local children’s charity Kidz Klub Leeds are running the length of the Leeds Liverpool Canal in 24 hours! A team of 15 runners will be relay running to achieve the127 mile challenge in just 24 hours. The team will be setting off from Liverpool’s Stanley