What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
UPDATED: Tanaka Chikuni has been found safe and well. Police are concerned for the welfare of a teenager who has been reported missing from Leeds. Tanaka Chikuni, 15, was last seen in the Hunslet area of Leeds on Tuesday 8 February 2022 after failing to return home from school.
As previously reported, plans are being developed for the vacant former Kays site in Holbeck, bounded by Sweet Street, Marshall Street, Nineveh Road and the rail depot The development will include a range of homes, offices, commercial spaces and extensive new public realm: Approx. 1,200 new high-quality Build-to-Rent and market
White Rose Shopping Centre is Leeds’ best family day out destination this half term, with fun and offers for all the family. Cineworld White Rose will be showing a variety of entertaining new and recent releases, including: Sing 2, an all-singing sequel to the original with an all-star cast including
Leeds based charity Zarach has received a donation of 40 single mattresses from local bedmaker Harrison Spinks, as the two companies join together to support families in crisis this winter. Delivering beds and basics to children and families living in poverty crisis, Zarach aims to give every head a bed
Next week, Forward Leeds will be encouraging the people who attend their alcohol and drug service to test the health of their liver using new high-tech machines. As part of the #HealthyLiversLeeds campaign the service is having a special push on testing in the week beginning Monday 21 February 2022
People are being invited to have their say on plans to extend the Dewsbury Road cycle route delivered in partnership by Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Under the plans, an additional 1km of two-way cycle track will be added to the city centre end of Dewsbury
Councillors for Beeston and Holbeck have welcomed the addition of a new mobile hub for the area on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The mobile community hub will be able to deal with the same enquiries as a regular council hub building and will be parked in front of St Matthew’s Community
New grants worth £262,500 have been announced to support the expansion of the successful Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) programme across Leeds, with five new ‘pathfinder’ sites receiving grants. Slung Low, who work in Holbeck, are amongst five successful third sector organisations across the city awarded the ABCD community grants.
A problem property linked to drug dealing that blighted the lives of residents in a Leeds street has been shut down following joint work by the police and council. Officers from the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team worked with Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team and Housing to provide a catalogue of
Civic buildings in Leeds will be illuminated this week to mark the city reaching the tragic milestone of 2,000 Covid-related deaths since the start of the pandemic. Landmarks including Leeds Town Hall, Leeds Civic Hall and Leeds City Museum will be lit up from this evening (7 February 2022) until