Category: Cottingley

News and events for the Cottingley area

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Beeston burglary suspects sought by police

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Holbeck Police have today released a pair of e-fits in a bid to identify two suspected burglars in Beeston. The attempted burglary took place on Tuesday 26 June around 1.30pm on Allenby Road. [googlemaps https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=allenby+road+leeds&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Allenby+Rd,+Leeds,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ll=53.765428,-1.557404&spn=0.004997,0.01281&t=m&z=14&output=embed&w=425&h=350] The suspects are believed to have used a garden spade in an attempt to force entry

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South Leeds Life launches community correspondents website

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Your South Leeds Life is making it easier than ever before to contribute to our blog! You may have noticed that more and more South Leeds residents are contributing articles and reports to this blog – which is great, this is YOUR blog and it’s open to all who wish

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Why don’t we have doggy bag dispensers in our parks?

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Why don’t we have doggy bag dispenses in our parks? I’ve just come back from a holiday in Austria, which has to be a dog lovers country – there’s no end of dogs accompanying their owners everywhere. But however hard I tried I couldn’t find any evidence of these dogs

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Free dog microchipping in Cross Flatts Park

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Dog owners are invited to bring their pet along to Cross Flatts Park  to take advantage of a special free microchipping offer. Microchipping is recognised as the most effective and secure way of permanently identifying a lost pet. A unique identification number is registered to the animal and the owner’s details

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Hunslet Club Celebrates Sponsored Fitness Challenge Success

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It was smiles all round today in the Hunslet Club Gym when a cheque for £746.40 to St Gemma’s Hospice, their half of the proceeds from the clubs’ Annual Sponsored Fitness Challenge.   Darren Rhodes from the Hunslet Club and Nicki Brooksbank from St Gemma’s Hospice, cheque into the Gym  “Well done to everyone who took

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New Circuit Training Sessions At The Hunslet Club for Adults

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The Hunslet Club is launching Circuit Training Sessions for adults on Monday Nights, adding to a packed out line up of adult fitness activities at the club which includes Boxfit on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Zumba on Thursdays, BOKWA on Tuesdays, Legs, Bums & Tums on Wednesdays as well as a low

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Leeds trolleybus: Next stop South Leeds!

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Leeds today heard the words from it never thought it would: “Go ahead with your plans for a new trolleybus”. The government has said it will give £173.5 million funding for a trolleybus scheme – and the big news for south Leeds is that one of the routes is due to cut

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MP Hilary Benn ‘disappointed’ over Leeds heart surgery decision

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Children’s heart surgery in Leeds will be axed – despite a 600,000-strong petition supporting the facilities at Leeds General Infirmary. Hospitals in Leicester, Leeds and the Royal Brompton in London are to stop performing heart surgery on children, it was announced yesterday. There are currently 10 units in England but

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South Leeds roundup: Holbeck in Bloom, TRAC and Westwoods footpath

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Here’s what’s making south Leeds tick this week on other blogs and websites: Cottingley TRAC are holding their next meeting tonight at Cottingley Primary School, starting at 7pm. Here’s what they’ve posted on their Facebook page: “We have someone coming to talk about the wheelie bin scheme and you should be

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