What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Megan Stockdale, from Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) beat off competition from 80 students at six schools to win the Wakefield College schools photography competition. James Pennington from the college visited the academy recently to award the prize, a framed photograph, certificate and £50 voucher for photographic equipment, as well
Police have today (Friday 8 February 2019) charged four people from the Leeds area on suspicion of offences including false imprisonment. The Yorkshire Evening Post is reporting that it understands that those accused include members of the group Predator Exposure. The four charged are: Phil Hoban, 43, of Beeston charged
As the Friends of Hunslet Moor, we love this large patch of green space in the middle of our community. It provides somewhere for children to play, people to walk their dogs, and for others, somewhere to simply enjoy green space. Sadly, a mixture of people not caring about litter,
Royal Mail have officially announced today (6 February 2019) that they have scrapped plans to merge Holbeck Delivery Office and the Leeds City Delivery Office. The announcement follows an eighteen month campaign by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the local community. As we reported back in September
A £617,000 bid by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to fund a fleet of five ultra-low emission electric buses to serve the new, 1,200 space park and ride site at Stourton in Leeds has been successful. In addition, bus company First West Yorkshire have been awarded £1.77 million to introduce
In November Rowland Road WMC hosted in charity evening in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, St Gemma’s Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support. The entertainment was 11 piece soul band Clandestine Root who have been going since the 1960s but now just get together once a year to raise money for
Police are making a new appeal for information to help trace a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing in Leeds after going missing earlier in the week. Ella Parnell was reported missing from her home in Beeston on Sunday (3 February 2019). She was found safe and well on Tuesday
UPDATED (5 January): Police report that Ella Parnell has been found safe and well. Police are appealing for information to help trace a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing from home in Leeds. Ella Parnell was reported missing on Sunday night (3 February 2019) after last being seen at
Young people aged between 8 and 18 in Beeston and Holbeck will be able to continue to take advantage of a project delivered by the Leeds United Foundation and funded by local Councillors Andrew Scopes, Angela Gabriel and Gohar Almass. The Premier League Kicks project targets young people who traditionally
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 28 January 2019: Change of use of ground floor training centre (use Class D1) to five dwellings (use Class