What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Middleton Park Equestrian Centre is a Riding for the Disabled centre based on the edge of Middleton Park. The centre provides therapy to people with physical and mental disabilities, schools and children that struggle with day to day life. In normal times they have over 250 riders and carriage drivers
Local residents taking their daily exercise at Hunslet Moor yesterday (Tuesday 21 April 2020) got a welcome sight of new spring life. One of the three temporary equine residents currently grazing away isolation had given birth in the early hours of the morning. A local lady confirmed the owner of
Leeds City Council has suspended its Park & Ride schemes at Elland Road and Temple Gate for the duration of the Coronavirus lockdown measures. A Covid-19 testing facility is being set up at Temple Green, whilst Elland Road has been designated a temporary stopping site for Gipsies and Travellers. Councillor
Coroner’s Officers are appealing for information to help trace the relatives of Stephen Turton. Mr Turton, aged 64yrs, of Cambrian Terrace, Leeds died on the 18th of April. He is believed to be from the Newcastle area. His death is not being treated suspicious. Anyone with information is asked to
A Police helicopter which circled the Beeston area for several hours this afternoon (Monday 20 April 2020) was helping in a search for man who was thought to be armed. In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “An NPAS helicopter was deployed in the Beeston area on Monday afternoon to
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
Have you ever found yourself lost for words, maybe you’re penning a letter to family or a card to offer someone your sympathies? Sometimes it can be difficult to find the right words for the occasion, Yvonne Ugarte may have the answer! Yvonne has been a writer for many years,
Update: we understand that Shantelle has been found safe and well. Police are urgently seeking the public’s help to locate missing teenager Shantelle Watson, of Oldfield Lane, Leeds. Fourteen-year-old Shantelle went missing from her home some time after midnight on Wednesday 8 April 2020. Her disappearance was reported to
Schools in South Leeds have been doing their bit to support the NHS during the current Coronavirus outbreak, making and donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Design & Technology staff at both Cockburn School in Beeston and Cockburn John Charles Academy in Belle Isle have made 110 face shields (see main
Crews from Hunslet Fire Station attended a house fire on Harlech Terrace in Beeston at lunchtime today (6 April 2020). The fire broke out in what is understood to be an empty property. Smoke was seen billowing from the attic dormer windows. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service confirmed that