What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
At least three public telephone boxes have been vandalised in Beeston after thieves ripped away their telephones. One BT public telephone booth on Dewsbury Road was found on Monday 1 April 2019 with its telephone wrenched away, while two back-to-back telephone boxes on nearby Tunstall Road have also met the
Avoidable, or an Accident Waiting to Happen? Many people trying to drive past St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Beeston during school drop off and pick up time will know how difficult it is. Not only do you have to contend with double parking by the parents, but also
The launch of the Pathways to Technology project, known as P-TECH, took place at the Civic Hall on Monday 18 March. IBM has developed the P-TECH programme to prepare young people for the future and to give them the technical and employability skills they need to secure good quality jobs
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 25 March 2019: Single storey front extension The Church Of Pentecost UK APN House Temple Crescent Beeston Leeds LS11
Something very special started six years ago when a small group of runners decided to set up a ‘parkrun’ in Beeston. Having passed the 300 mark at the beginning of March, Cross Flatts parkrun is celebrating its sixth birthday on Saturday (30 March 2019). Fancy dress is encouraged and inevitably
In an article last week, I talked about what steps we were taking to resolve missed bin collections. One of the other blights on our communities is litter. Not only does it make our streets messy, but it takes up a significant amount of staff time to collect, taking them
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 18 March 2019: Change of use of B2 unit to D1 training centre Middle Works Ingram Road Holbeck Leeds
Residents in Beeston Hill told the Council they wanted to know more about services being delivered in their area and details of how to access them. Whilst they appreciate the Council’s ambition to get more people accessing information online, it’s not always possible for some members of our community. As
It is often said that the best food in Beeston is the food which is cooked at home – a hidden wealth and treasure conjured daily behind closed doors, but hinted at by the amazing smells which fill the traditional terraced streets. Mrs. Beeston’s Cook Book project sets out to
Coroner’s officers are appealing for information to help trace the relatives of Pauline Johnson from the Cross Flatt’s area of Beeston. Mrs Johnson, aged 85 from Leeds, died on 8 March 2019 at her home address in Cross Flatts Grove in Leeds. There are no suspicious circumstances. Officers would like