What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
City and Hunslet Councillors have welcomed news that Dewsbury Road is set for a series of road safety improvements as part of the ‘Someone’s Son’ campaign. Devised and implemented by the safer roads partnerships in York, Humberside, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, the initiative aims to make drivers aware of
Popular fashion and home retailer Next, will invest £6million in a major new 55,000 sq ft flagship store at the White Rose Shopping Centre in South Leeds. Next, one of Britain’s most popular fashion retailers, will upsize and re-locate from its existing 29,000 sq ft store at the centre, taking
Leeds City Council’s South & West Plans Panel gave planning permission to two controversial schemes in South Leeds at their meeting today (16 February 2017). As reported here last week, the panel were considering the conversion of Middleton Methodist Church into nine flats and the conversion of a former tattoo
Councillors on the Inner South Community Committee have approved spending £50,000 on installing and maintaining three CCTV cameras in and around Cross Flatts Park in Beeston. The decision came at their meeting last night (15 February 2017) and follows a number of incidents in the park over recent months. One
UPDATED: West Yorkshire Police report that Alicja Dworakowska, aged 29, who was reported missing from her home in Beeston with her five-year-old daughter has been found safe and well. Members of the public and the media are thanked for their assistance in this matter Police are appealing for information
Volunteers at Trinity Network were the guests of honour at the regular Tuesday lunch club today (14 February 2017) as they were given a Valentine’s Day thank you. Lynda Williamson, CEO of Trinity Network, said: “Our volunteers are fantastic. We only have a small staff team so having such a
A hearing to decide an application from Winston’s Health and Leisure for an alcohol licence was adjourned this morning (14 February 2017). Leeds City Council’s Licensing Sub Committee was due to hear the application, but the applicant, Dan Hall, asked for an adjournment as his barrister was unable to attend.
Work will start shortly on a new road safety scheme on Dewsbury Road. You may remember reading about the proposals in this article last year. As locals and residents of south Leeds are well aware, Dewsbury Road is a key traffic artery in the south west of the city but
On Wednesday 25 January, four students from Year 6 in Park View Primary Academy helped refugees of Iraq by sending Clothes, Bed, sheets, shoes nappies and other items that will keep them warm. The Vice Principal, Mrs Annable, took the four children to the Holy Spirit Church, Beeston Hill to
The notorious Winston’s “Health & Leisure” club on Dewsbury Road has submitted an application for a licence to sell alcohol and play recorded music. The application will be considered by the Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee on Tuesday (14 February 2017). The premises, which have variously been known as Winston’s and Churchill’s,