What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Ashley Bolser, the founder of a globally recognised Holbeck-based digital marketing agency, recently received one of the highest honours for a UK business: a King’s Award for Enterprise. During a celebration at the agency’s office in Holbeck, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Ed Anderson, presented Bolser with an honorary
A group of Leeds College of Building Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprentices has graduated from London South Bank University. This is the first cohort of students to complete the higher-education programme and attend the London graduation ceremony. Working in franchise partnership with London South Bank University, the College offers a Degree
Detectives are appealing for information to help identify an armed robber who has targeted Cash Converters stores in Leeds, threatening staff with a handgun and an angle grinder. The man struck at the branch in Dewsbury Road, Beeston, at about 4pm on Monday 4 November 2024. He arrived on an
White Rose Shopping Centre has welcomed the return of its annual gift donation drive, supporting local Leeds charity Kidz Klub in the run up to Christmas. Guests are invited to provide toys and gifts suitable for ages zero to 16 at the Christmas Appeal donation station near Guest Services in
Red Ladder Local’s autumn season draws to a close in November, with a performance of Nightmares at Belle Isle TMO on Thursday (21 November 2024). Nightmares, a collaboration between The Book of Darkness & Light and LittleMighty, revolves around three classic ghost stories featuring vengeful spirits, murderous revenants and gruesome
A flower festival will kick off a weekend of celebrations to mark the 140th anniversary of Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army. The landmark birthday will be celebrated on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November 2024 at the church in Hunslet Hall Road with a Flower Festival followed by a Leeds
A Leeds man who died in the early hours of Tuesday morning (12 November 2024) has been named as detectives continue to investigate his death. Saymore T Kwashira, 23, was fatally stabbed at a flat in Winrose Avenue, Belle Isle. Four males have been arrested as part of the Homicide
A convicted Leeds drug dealer is back behind bars after officers found Class A drugs destined to be sold when they searched his home. Officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU) executed a warrant at Mark McGregor’s Middleton home last month in response to intelligence provide
Brown bin collections in Leeds are going into their usual annual winter hibernation after 30 November 2024. With over four million brown bins emptied each year from over 221,500 households, Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service in the UK. Brown bin collections are paused during the
A man who asked a stranger for a lift and then robbed him in a brutal attack has been jailed. Simon Kubalik, aged 20, was given a six-year sentence when he appeared at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday (13 November 2024). Kubalik, of Dulverton Place in Cottingley, was with a