What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Fifth-generation bedmaker Harrison Spinks has resumed manufacturing from its Beeston facility this week (1 June 2020), following recent Government guidelines. The bedmaker is re-starting its operation on a safe and reduced scale and is focusing on existing orders and orders for key customers, including independents and high street retailers. Its
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Taking exercise during the lockdown has made many of us appreciate our parks more. Cross Flatts Park in Beeston lies at the very heart of the community is enjoyed especially by those who haven’t got gardens of their own. We asked a long time Beeston resident for her memories of
Throughout lockdown many of us have grown a new appreciation of the great outdoors, and a better understanding of its impact on our mental health and wellbeing. Inspired by this, local charity Touchstone’s projects Your Space, Mentally Healthy Leeds and the ABCD team have joined together to encourage people to
Construction of £6.9m package of new cycling and walking routes in Leeds accelerated in response to Covid-19 5.8km of segregated routes will be added to the city’s growing network through the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme. Construction work to further boost West Yorkshire’s cycle and walking network, which will
Credit to sisters Rene White and Brenda Jephcott from Beeston (combined age: 164) who have been sewing scrubs for staff at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Over the past month they have spent over 150 hours between them making up the medical tops and trousers. Through Brenda’s daughter, they started off making
Three primary schools in South Leeds: Clapgate in Belle Isle, Ingram Road in Holbeck and Lane End in Beeston; are to trial part time road closures around the start and end of the school day. The plans have been brought forward to assist with ‘social distancing’ as schools prepare to
Officers from the Inner South Neighbourhood Policing Team assisted our colleagues in executing a drugs warrant at a property on Brompton Grove in Beeston today (19 May 2020). A substantial amount of drugs were located and seized from the property. Two people have been arrested as part of this ongoing
27 drivers were caught speeding by officers from West Yorkshire Police’s Inner South Leeds team who conducted a Speed Watch operation on Sunday (10 May 2020). Four locations were targeted in the operation: Sharp Lane, Middleton (30mph) Tempest Road, Beeston (20mph) Old Lane, Beeston (30mph) Pepper Road, Hunslet (20mph) As
A cannabis farm located in a property on Belvedere Avenue in Beeston was raided by Police officers this morning (13 May 2020). Over 100 plants were seized after officers from the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team visited the property following information received from members of the community. Inspector Lucy Leadbeater