What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Santa and his helpers are making a few extra early stops in Leeds to deliver a very special present to primary school pupils. Throughout December, the council’s safe and sustainable travel team are visiting schools across Leeds to educate and entertain pupils with their road safety pantomime, ‘The Gift of
The NHS in West Yorkshire is urging people to plan ahead and to choose the right service for their healthcare needs, as it prepares for the festive holiday season, which this year coincides with another period of industrial action by junior doctors. Junior doctors will strike from Wednesday (20 December
A man from Middleton is amongst five jailed for their part in a multi-million pound drug trafficking ring. Robert Hallas, aged 45, Throstle Hill, Leeds was arrested in February after an exchange of kilo amounts of adulterants, used in the preparation of Class A drugs. He was sentenced at York
Police in Leeds are appealing for information after a knifepoint robbery at a shop in Beeston. The incident happened at 8:15pm last night (Friday 15 December 2023) at Barkly News, on Barkly Road. Detectives are appealing for anyone with information or anyone who may have CCTV footage which shows the
Advice has been given after only four out of 14 hotels and taxis tested in a recent undercover operation to identify risks around child sexual exploitation alerted police with their concerns. The operation saw officers from Leeds District Safeguarding’s Child Vulnerability and Exploitation Team working with neighbourhood policing team colleagues
Caddick Group’s Leeds Valley Park, a major new manufacturing site expected to create hundreds of jobs in South Leeds, has been completed and handed over to its new owners. After initially being brought forward by Caddick Developments, Caddick Construction has handed the site over to the Greater Manchester Pension Fund
People in Leeds are being encouraged to get on board with a public consultation process that will help shape the future of the city’s bus services. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has launched the consultation to gather views on the possible introduction of a county-wide bus franchising system. The
Cllr Mohammed Iqbal and Cllr Paul Wray (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) have announced their plans to launch litter picking kit micro-grants of £300 for schools, faith groups, community groups and residents’ associations from January as part of their new “The Big Clean Up” campaign – a wider campaign which will
NHS needs Leeds blood donors to book and keep to their appointments to help save lives this Christmas Blood donors in the Leeds are being asked to give the gift of blood this Christmas and help the NHS over the challenging winter period by booking and sticking to their upcoming
Works to improve walking and cycling connections over the River Aire have completed, marking a significant milestone for cycling improvements in Leeds city centre. The Crown Point Bridge Gateway scheme adds over 1km of protected cycle track over the bridge, Crown Point Road and Black Bull Street and aims to