What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police are cracking down on anti-social behaviour, such as quad bikes, speeding and stolen vehicles in the Beeston & Holbeck ward following complaints from members of the public and local councillors. The Neighbourhood Policing Team from West Yorkshire Police recently held a public session inside Cross Flatts Park in Beeston
Local ward councillors, Gohar Almass, Annie Maloney and Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) have been getting involved with Keep Britain Tidy’s Love Parks Week 2023. The initiative which ran from 28 July until 6 August celebrates parks and green spaces as well as the dedicated volunteers and workers who
Holbeck Together is delighted to introduce South Leeds to their four new team members who are joining the charity this summer. Claire Holmes, Operations and Services Officer at Holbeck Together, said: “The whole team is thrilled to welcome our new colleagues Leanne, Shan, Sue and Nicole to Holbeck Together. “Over
Hunslet Rugby Foundation’s second summer festival, which was again run in conjunction with Luke Gale’s ‘Kicking for Grassroots’ initiative, was a resounding triumph. Hosted this time by hospitable Leeds Corinthians RUFC following the 2022 success at Hunslet Warriors, Sunday’s (6 August 2023) event attracted around 57 junior sides from around
Police are appealing for information on Lee Norton, who is wanted on recall to prison. Norton, who is 29 and from Leeds, was released on licence in May after serving part of a sentence for burglary. He is believed to have breached the terms of his release and police in
Three beautiful buildings and stylish structures in South Leeds have got designs on success after being shortlisted in this year’s Leeds Architecture Awards. The Leeds Footbridge which crosses the River Aire from Hunslet, the ‘flat iron’ Globe Point building in Holbeck, and Stourton’s Park & Ride scheme are all on
The first students to complete a degree-level apprenticeship at Leeds College of Building University Centre (UC) have graduated. The class of seven BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering Site Management degree apprentices employed by BAM attended the graduation ceremony at validating institution, Leeds Beckett University. Working in partnership with the university and
Young people are invited to come along and enjoy free activities and inflatables in their local green spaces, hosted by the Youth Service, and supported by the Inner South Community Committee. Two summer events are taking place in South Leeds in the coming weeks, continuing a packed programme of summer
Police have charged a man in connection with a burglary in Leeds. Jamie Hegarty, 23 of Woodlea Mount, Beeston has been charged with a commercial burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle. Hegarty was previously the subject of a wanted appeal from West Yorkshire Police.
Dazzling new artwork that is a mobile observatory takes LEEDS 2023 to the stars and back: Heather Peak and Ivan Morison’s ‘Moon Palace’ embarks on an epic tour of the city, inspired by Leeds-born, Father of Civil Engineering, John Smeaton A new commission from leading artists Heather Peak and Ivan