What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A man has appeared in court today (17 December 2019) charged with murder in relation to the death of a man in Beeston last week. Kearon Barker, aged 30, of Cardinal Crescent, Beeston, appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court this morning charged over the death of Keith Harrower, who was also
The community of businesses based at Marshall’s Mill and The Round Foundry, along with neighbours at the Round Foundry Media Centre, have collected and donated 186 Christmas gifts to Leeds Women’s Aid. The collection drive has been a regular initiative on the estate for five years. The gifts will be
Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to identify over an attempted burglary in Middleton. The suspect was caught on camera at an attempted break-in at a house in Woodland Drive, Middleton, in the early hours of Sunday 10 November 2019. Anyone who recognises him is asked
Families are invited to explore a unique Christmas experience at The Escapologist, White Rose Shopping Centre’s latest leisure opening. Welcoming visitors until Monday 23 December 2019, families can take a trip on Santa’s sleigh, explore the upside-down North Pole, and meet the big man himself. Little ones will also receive
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Beeston have released his identity. Keith Harrower, who was also known as Joshua French, was pronounced dead in hospital after being stabbed in an incident outside the Premier supermarket, in Dewsbury Road, Beeston, shortly before 5:30pm on Thursday 12 December 2019. A
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the death of man in Beeston. The men, aged 30 and 35, were arrested yesterday morning (13 December 2019) in connection with the death of a 40-year-old man who was pronounced dead in hospital after being stabbed during
Police have launched a murder enquiry after a man was stabbed in Beeston. Officers were called to an address on Dewsbury Road at 5:30pm today (12 December 2019) to reports of a man having been stabbed. Police attended and a man aged 40 was taken to hospital. He has since
A special loan for business startups is helping two Yorkshire social entrepreneurs share the joy of sport with people who would usually miss out because of disability. Sports development expert Richard Szostak, and champion wheelchair racer Louis Speight, have delivered hundreds of specialist coaching sessions across West Yorkshire, including regular
Residents and people with connections to Holbeck are being invited to come forward and share stories, memories and folklore about the area. CEG, which is behind the £350m Temple developments at Globe Road, has teamed up with theatre company Slung Low to launch the Once Upon A Time in Holbeck
Parks in Leeds will prove all the world’s a stage when they host unique pop-up performances of Shakespeare’s classics thanks to a new project supported by Leeds Inspired. Leeds theatre company Front Room Productions will give some of The Bard’s most beloved scenes a contemporary twist during the free, open