What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
North Yorkshire Police’s Organised Crime Unit has brought a cross-border drugs gang to justice following an almost three year investigation. Operating out of the Selby area, the six defendants were sentenced at York Crown Court on Friday (13 March 2020). Lee Robert Waring, aged 40, of Cottingley Fold, Leeds was
In response to the Chancellor’s announcement of £25m government funding to support the siting of a British Library North in Leeds, Leeds City Council has revealed that the Grade I listed Temple Works is being explored as its potential home. The funding has been made available as part of the
Police in Leeds are appealing for information to help trace a convicted burglar who is wanted on recall to prison. Steven Radcliffe, aged 42, from Holbeck, is wanted for breaching his licence conditions following his release from prison earlier this year. He is also wanted in relation to a burglary.
Vodafone launches ‘Find Unlimited – an augmented reality game with thousands of tech prizes up for grab Gamers are bing invited to play ‘Find Unlimited’ – Vodafone’s augmented reality game giving you the chance to win thousands of tech prizes, including one of twenty-five new Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Sharp Lane Primary School visit development kitchens at Asda Home Office in Leeds to create Super Veg Heroes With 80% of children shown to not eat enough vegetables, Asda stores across the country are supporting the ITV campaign ‘Veg Power – Eat Them to Defeat Them’. The aim of the
A drop-in event TODAY (Tuesday 10 March) will give local people the opportunity to have their say about a plan to improve bus stops and provide better information for bus users in Cottingley. Taking place between 3.30pm and 6.30pm at Cottingley Primary Academy, the drop-in will be a chance for
Northern Monk will be launching two beers to celebrate International Women’s Day 2020, one brewed by women from across the industry, and one brewed by women from the Northern Monk team. The first of these two beers will launch today (Friday 6 March) and the second will be brewed this
Yorkshire mental health charity Touchstone ranks 9th in The Sunday Times Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2020 The Beeston-based charity also received the Discovering Potential award for the fourth year running in recognition of their work to employ people with lived experience. As well as this, Touchstone won the
Saturday 7 March 9am will see the long awaited opening of the bigger and better B&M Hunslet store, on City South Retail Park. The new colleagues were asked to nominate a local charity they think truly deserves some VIP treatment for the work they do for the local community. They
This week, Leeds College of Building is getting behind two impactful campaigns celebrated across the UK and beyond: National Careers Week (2-7 March 2020) and International Women’s Day (8 March). National Careers Week is a celebration of careers guidance across the UK. It focusses on careers guidance at an important