What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Police in Middleton and Belle Isle are clamping down on speeding drivers, thanks to support from local Councillors. Middleton Park Ward Councillors Paul Truswell, Judith Blake and Kim Groves have provided funding for their local Neighbourhood Police Team to undertake training on hand-held Pro Laser speed guns. In the initial
The research teams at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the University of Leeds are looking for healthy volunteers or people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who want to take part in a study which aims to improve diagnosis for IBS. The study will provide a unique opportunity to find
UPDATE: Jack Lipley has been found safe and well. Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing 13 year old boy from Hunslet. Jack Lipley, 13 was last seen at about 3.30pm yesterday (11 April 2019) at his home. He is described as a white male,