What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Raymond Harley, who died last month from myeloma and kidney failure, was known to many families in South Leeds through his service as a Scout Leader for over 50 years. Raymond was born in Holbeck and joined the cubs at St Matthew’s Church in 1947. He returned in 1960 with
Detectives investigating a serious sexual offence in Beeston have issued a CCTV image of a potential key witness they would like to speak with. Enquiries are ongoing into the attack which occurred in Tunstall Road, Beeston in the early hours of Sunday (22 October 2023) and a 34-year-old man has
Fifth-generation family-owned Yorkshire bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has joined the Wild Ingleborough programme to help restore and maintain nature across the region. As part of the long-term commitment, the Beeston-based luxury bedmaker, will focus its substantial five-figure investment on high-quality climate work, which includes natural regeneration and restoration of land around
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 weeks beginning Monday 23 October 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Installation of battery energy storage unit
Future Horizons Leeds have said they are “really pleased with the positive feedback” after their first Ofsted inspection, which judged that the college ‘Requires Improvement’ overall. Future Horizons Leeds, an independent specialist college and charity based in Beeston and Kirkstall provides education and adult social care to young adults who
Police investigating a serious sexual assault in Leeds have issued an appeal for dashcam footage. Detectives would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area around Dewsbury Road and Tunstall Road in Beeston between 6am and 7am on Sunday (22 October 2023). The crime reference is 13230586993.
Wednesday 11 October 2023 marked International Day of the Girl Child. Initiated by the United Nations in 2012, the International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated annually. Its aim is to highlight and address the needs and challenges which girls face throughout the globe. The Women of the World
On Tuesday (24 October 2023) the children of Kidz Klub Leeds held a special ‘Happy Tea’ event at Beeston Hill United Free Church to thank everyone who supports their activities throughout the year. Ward Councillors Andrew Scopes, Annie Maloney and Paul Wray were among those who attended and added their
The Big Bike Fix in Leeds – a charity which gives used bikes a new lease of life before gifting them to those who need them most – has renovated its workshop, thanks to a grant from enfinium. The funding was awarded to the charity by enfinium’s nearby Skelton Grange
The Yorkshire Witch is coming! It’s 1809 and Mary Bateman is about to be hanged for witchcraft and murder. Her career of crime has included fake identities, poisoned pudding, a holy hen, drunk watchmen and – of course – a freshly-shaved leg of Mutton. But who is she? Why did