What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Three people remain in custody over the murder of a man in Leeds on Boxing Day. Of the seven people arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 30-year-old man who died after being seriously injured in a disturbance in Robb Street, Beeston, a 29-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Leeds are continuing to question seven people arrested in connection with the incident. The four men, aged 29 to 32, and three women, aged 26 to 32, were arrested over the murder of a 30-year-old man who was pronounced dead in hospital
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in the early hours of today (Wednesday 26 December 2018). Officers were called at 314am to reports of a disturbance on Robb Street, Beeston. On arrival they found a 30-year-old man who had suffered serious injuries. He was taken to hospital
Unity Homes and Enterprise has appointed seven new board members following a competitive process. The successful candidates were welcomed to the housing association’s headquarters in Leeds by Unity Chair Shruti Bhargava and Chief Executive Ali Akbor. Unity owns and manages more than 1,300 homes across the city including recently-opened developments
Marie Curie Nurses, staff and campaigners want to thank all the volunteers in South Leeds who gave up their valuable time this Christmas in support of people living with a terminal illness and their families. Thanks to you, the charity was able to fill hundreds of collection shifts from Wetherby
Thanks to significant funding from Leeds City Council, the Asda Foundation, and Jimbo’s Fund, Leeds Community Foundation will be able to continue to support some of the 30,000 schoolchildren in Leeds whose families and carers struggle to feed them in the school holidays. Over £200,000 will be distributed in grants
Multiple free courses linked with employment opportunities coming up in the New Year Leeds training provider Think Employment are offering three Vacancy-led Skills Programmes in January that come with the chance of earning a job with well-known local organisations. The one-week courses in Warehousing and Storage, Customer Service and Business
The historic Leeds Bridge will reopen before Christmas to two-way traffic as essential maintenance works near completion. From Friday (21 December 2018) works necessary to strengthen the bridge will be completed. Bridge End over the River Aire by The Calls in the city centre will then reopen to two-way traffic.
Indian street food restaurant Pavs Dhaba has joined the roster of family-favourite foodie offerings at White Rose Shopping Centre’s outdoor leisure extension, The Village. With a concept created by childhood best friends Raj and Hasan, keen to share a love of home-cooked Indian food, Pavs Dhaba focuses on fresh ingredients
NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is advising patients not to leave it too late to order or collect repeat prescriptions over Christmas and New Year. With the festive season upon us, the NHS is reminding people that their local pharmacy or GP practice may only be open for a