What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Beeston Neighbourhood Forum is the organisation working with the Council to produce a neighbourhood plan. The Beeston Plan will provide for the development of Beeston for the next 10 to 15 years. The priority areas identified by the Community are: housing community environment opportunities for young people retail & business
Detectives investigating the attempted murder and rape of a woman in Beeston have released a new e-fit image of the attacker. The morphed image has been created by combining the original e-fit image produced from the victim and an additional computerised image based on a description from one of the
A Beeston fish and chip shop has been fined by magistrates for poor food hygiene. Adnan Malik, owner of Beeston Fisheries on Dewsbury Road, failed to appear in court last week for a string of food safety offences. Malik was fined £1,800 and ordered to pay costs of £3,355. A
Our yoga group has been meeting at Hillside, Tiger11, since it opened. We are being evicted at the end of this month (April 2015) and I’ve been struggling to find a Thursday evening venue. Ideally we would like no carpet, (very) nearby parking and some moments of peace and quiet.
A meeting of the Friends of Middleton Park last night (21 April 2015) discussed plans for the park following the closure of the golf course last year. A consultation is currently being carried out by Leeds City Council – you can take part online here: www.leeds.gov.uk/consultations. Alan Shaw, Chair of
Danny Cassidy Few weeks ago, I had two cardiac arrests and each time my heart stopped for around 90 seconds (any more than 3 minutes means brain damage while more than 4 minutes means death) luckily the crash team were available and did CPR. Then at the grand old age of 29
Detectives investigating the attempted murder and rape of a woman in Leeds are conducting a large-scale DNA swabbing operation as part of their hunt for the attacker. The victim, an 18-year-old woman, was attacked by the man as she waited at a bus stop in Beeston Road, near to the
New affordable housing is to be built by Unity Housing on the Parkwood estate in Beeston. The development of 18 two and three bedroom houses is on the site of maisonettes that were demolished some years ago. The plans work around a sloping site and a mature willow tree by
Beeston’s Basement Arts Project opens its doors again this weekend for a show by Dominic Hopkinson that explores the link between art and science. Basement Arts Project, possibly the smallest gallery in Leeds, takes place in the cellar of Bruce and Debs Davies’ terraced house in Beeston. For details on
Beeston Village Community Centre has lots to offer the entire community. The centre, run by Health For All’s Healthy Communities Team and based on St Anthony’s Drive, caters for everything from the Chinese and Polish communities through to people with learning disabilities and breakfast groups. Here’s the weekly what’s on