What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
B&M has announced it is set to open a brand new store in Cottingley, in a welcome boost to the local economy. The store is due to open its doors for the first time at 9am on Friday 19 July, creating 45 new jobs for local people at the former
At 1.29pm today (2 July 2019) police were called to an incident in Thorpe Lane, Middleton, where a man had been seriously injured after being run over by a van. The victim, a man in his fifties, has been taken to hospital for emergency treatment. His injuries are described as
University of Huddersfield Enterprises Limited, has been appointed to carry out an Independent Review into the city’s Managed Approach to street sex work in Holbeck. This follows a tendering process by Leeds City Council which commenced in May this year. Four tenders were subject to a detailed assessment and evaluation
Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd has been appointed by Richardson and Ask Real Estate Ltd as lead contractor to build the Tower Works scheme on Globe Road in Holbeck. The partnership has appointed Sir Robert McAlpine after submitting a planning application earlier this month. The delivery team also includes: engineering firm
With the prediction of hot weather and tropical conditions hitting Leeds later this week, the local NHS has issued guidance to help people make the most of the conditions as well as reducing potential pressure on the health system. NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has issued the advice in
Leeds College of Building (LCB) has enjoyed a boost to its roofing apprenticeship scheme via investment support from national roofing business, Burton Roofing. The national roofing merchants, with a local depot in Lower Wortley, have committed £1,000 to the LCB’s roofing division, which offers roof slating and tiling apprenticeships to
Leeds students showed their bottle last week as they took part in an enterprise competition to create a brand new design for reusable water bottles – with the winning team’s design going on sale later this summer. On Friday (14 June 2019), four schools from the local area took part
A man is due to appear in court today charged in connection with two attacks on women in Leeds. Donald Michael Sheridan, aged 55, of no fixed address, was arrested yesterday (13 June 2019) in connection with two incidents in Holbeck on Sunday 2 June. He has been charged with
Over 1,000 Yorkshire schoolchildren, including pupils from Low Road and New Bewerley primary schools, will be treading the boards over the next few weeks as they appear in the first ever performances of a new piece by Will Todd, one of the UK’s leading contemporary composers. Wonderland Restored was inspired
One in ten Leeds residents will be affected by diabetes – either because they have it already or are at high risk of developing it. Tens of thousands more know someone with the condition. Yet despite it becoming increasingly common, the condition can be hard to understand and difficult to