What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a very special guest this May in celebration of the release of Rocket Man – an Elton John lookalike. Visitors will be invited to meet and snap a photo with the Tiny Dancer singer’s lookalike on 11 May from 1pm – 3pm. The Rocket
This year Middleton Railway has chosen to partner with Marie Curie for their charity weekend event happening on May Bank Holiday weekend. The event, which is happening on Saturday 4, Sunday 5 and Monday 6 May, will start at 10am and finish at 5pm. The railway will also be running
Think Employment have six fully funded training courses for you to chose from in May. The training provider have helped more than 4,000 people upskill and enhance their job prospects in the last 12 months. Every month, they run various training programmes that provide people with an introduction to what
Detectives have released footage and images of a man they want to identify over the abduction of a 12-year-old girl in Hunslet. The victim was on her way to school walking along Old Run Road at about 9.15am on Tuesday 23 April 2019, when she was approached by a man
Local charity SNAPS has launched a new football club on Sunday mornings for children with additional needs and their siblings. Use of pitches for the new club has been kindly donated by the Hunslet Club and interest from families has been overwhelming. 22 children have registered to come to the
Asda’s Old Lane store in Beeston has become the first of the Leeds-based supermarkets to get rid of all single-use plastic in its café, including straws, disposable cups and cutlery. As part of a new trial, the café – one of Asda’s Express Diner formats – has introduced wooden cutlery,
Copper Hill Care Home in Hunslet is under new ownership after healthcare firm, Armighorn Capital Ltd, secured a £3million investment from Frontier Development Capital to make the acquisition. As part of this transfer in ownership, Copper Hill Care Home has also undergone a rebrand – changing its name to Aspen
Harrison Spinks has received a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, bringing the total number won by the company to five. The 179-year-old-family bedmaker was granted awards for Innovation and International Trade in 2018 and now is one of just six companies awarded the prize for Sustainable Development
Detectives are appealing for information following an incident where a 12-year-old girl was grabbed by a man as she walked to school in South Leeds. At 9.33am today (23 April 2019) police were contacted by a woman passer-by who had seen the girl approached by the man in Old Run
Middleton Park playground is to get a £134,000 facelift and extension thanks to a partnership between the Friends of Middleton Park (FoMP), local Councillors and the Council’s Parks and Countryside Department. FoMP secretary, Rachel Darton and Chair, Alan Shaw have worked with Leeds City Council to secure the funding and