What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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,
Leeds can become a carbon neutral city by 2050 – and could potentially achieve the 2030 target in the climate emergency motion passed by councillors on 27 March – according to a new “carbon roadmap” report published by the Leeds Climate Commission. The science-based roadmap report, produced by a team
Leeds mental health charity Touchstone has appointed Gordon Aickin as its financial director and deputy chief executive. Mr Aickin joins Touchstone from Northpoint Wellbeing where he was the financial controller. Beeston-based Touchstone, which has an annual turnover of almost £8m, employs 300 staff and volunteers to deliver mental health and
Travellers looking to book their Hajj pilgrimage this year are being warned against deals that seem too good to be true. The UK Civil Aviation Authority’s campaign is working to protect travellers after an increasing trend in the sale of illegal or fake package deals. In the worst cases, these