What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision involving a cyclist in Leeds yesterday. At about 4.10pm on Thursday (3 February 2022) a collision occurred on the B6481 Pontefract Road, at the junction with the A639 Wakefield Road, Stourton, involving a white MAN HGV tractor unit and
The Wellspring Academy Trust, which operates 28 schools across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire including Elements Primary in Middleton, and Springwell Leeds (which includes a setting in Belle Isle), has received the top award at the prestigious National Schools Awards in London. At an event held at the House of Lords, the
Small businesses in Leeds have been handed a new opportunity to claim funding support as they navigate their way through the ongoing financial difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Leeds City Council has already distributed more than £290m worth of assistance to the business and charity sector since the start
Work has started at the former South Leeds golf course on the creation of a 48-hectare country park and green space. Much of the former golf course will be developed as a country park with new woodland planting and pathways. There will also be a ‘Peoples Woodland’, delivered in partnership
The annual Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair is returning to the First Direct Arena on Monday 7 February 2022 between 2-8pm. With over 80 employers and apprenticeship providers attending, the event continues to be one of the largest apprenticeship recruitment fairs in the north of England. The event, which kicks off
Rhodar, a specialist asbestos removal, demolition and remediation services company, headquartered at Parkside Industrial Easte in Beeston is amongst 18 firms appointed to carry out crucial scoping works as part of the restoration of the Houses of Parliament in London. Engineers and construction experts planning the essential work to save
Work has begun to create a footbridge across the River Aire which will commemorate the lasting legacy of a man who drowned after being racially harassed. David Oluwale, who had travelled to the UK from Nigeria, was tragically targeted because of his mental health, homelessness and race. He died in
Changes to The Highway Code designed to enhance safety for all road-users – particularly those most at risk – are set to come into effect from Saturday (29 January 2022) as the Government continues to build back safer. If approved by Parliament, a hierarchy of road-users will be introduced this
Hunslet Rugby League club has, on receiving constructive feedback from members and supporters, reconsidered an earlier decision to introduce a two-tier ticketing price structure, whereby `pay on the day’ supporters would be charged a higher admission price at home games. Chairman Kenny Sykes said: “It seems common practice these days for
World Champion parkour athlete David Nelmes boosts LEEDS 2023’s campaign to let culture loose across his home city, with one year to go to a year of culture. In one year’s time, LEEDS 2023 will begin. Twelve months packed with events, large and small, across communities and in the city