What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Highways England have announced a consultation on improvements to the M621 motorway in South Leeds including the closure of the off slip road at Junction 2A (Cemetery Road, Holbeck). The proposals aim to improve traffic flows and include giving greater priority to traffic moving westwards between Junction 3 and 2.
A man has been arrested by detectives investigating a report of a serious sexual assault on a woman in Leeds. The 40-year-old man was arrested last night in connection with the incident which occurred in Holbeck on Monday after he attended at a police station following an appeal for information.
Detectives investigating a report of a serious sexual assault on a woman in Leeds have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to. The incident involving a 37-year-old woman occurred in Moor View, Holbeck, at about 7pm on Monday (28 August 2017). The man officers want
South Bank Leeds is set to be celebrating over the August bank holiday next weekend – with an all-day street party organised by Leeds City Council, offering the chance to get a taster of Holbeck’s fantastic independent food and drink venues. A designated party area between the junction of Water
Over 500 Year 6 pupils in 11 primary schools in South Leeds have been given a boost as they get ready for secondary education in local high schools next month. They have all received a 64-page booklet entitled “It’s Your Move” which contains a variety of advice, hints and tips,
Walking along Domestic Street in Holbeck for the last couple of weeks took me back to the days when I was a kid living in the Tilbury’s (1950s/1960s). Very regularly, I used to go to the swimming baths on Holbeck Lane, across Domestic Street and down ‘Stink Bomb Alley’. I
On Friday (21 July 2017) the Holbeck Viaduct Project Team launched their pre-feasibility report at an event, attended by a enthusiastic group of local residents, businesses and decision makers. The Holbeck Viaduct Project seeks to reopen the mile-long viaduct, as a green public space for travel, events, growing, and much
What are we to make of Burberry saying ‘no thanks’ to restoring Temple Works in Holbeck? For those who don’t know it, Temple Works is the jewel in the crown of Leeds’ industrial heritage, but we are perilously close to losing it forever. Built in the 1840’s as a Flax
Gas pipeline works will see Domestic Street in Holbeck closed to traffic for four weeks from Monday 7 August to Sunday 3 September. Northern Gas Networks are carrying out gas main replacement works. There are currently temporary traffic lights on Whitehall Road close to Dunelm Mill and the works will
The Holbeck viaduct volunteer team are releasing a report this Friday (21 July 2017) on their proposed project – and everyone’s welcome to come find out more! The viaduct – which runs from the city railway station, behind Temple Mill and the ‘Urban Village’, across Domestic Street, then across the