What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Vintage steam locomotive “Swanscombe No 6”, which was built in 1935 and worked in a cement works in Kent, has received a rebuilt boiler. The Middleton Railway launched an appeal to help pay for the repairs and thanks to people’s generosity, we were able to send it away for repair
Former BBC Breakfast presenter launches new Channel 4 daytime show – Steph’s Packed Lunch – from Leeds Dock Staff from waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust were on hand to give a warm waterways welcome to their new neighbour Steph McGovern. Today (14 September 2020) the former BBC
Exported across the globe, they were the extraordinary engines which helped power Leeds to the summit of industrial excellence. But their unrivalled efficiency was also harnessed to support the growth of huge mining, railway and forced labour operations in hundreds of colonial territories. Now, thanks to an innovative partnership project
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Police investigating the unexplained death of a man in Leeds are appealing for information to assist in tracing his recent movements. The body of Edward Franklin, aged 36, of no fixed address, was found in bushes near to the footbridge over the M621 at Burton Row, Hunslet Moor, at 4.24pm
A man has been arrested after a body was found on Hunslet Moor yesterday (8 September 2020). In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “At 4.24pm yesterday (8 September 2020) police were contacted by a member of the public who had found the body of a man in bushes near
Knife crime has risen nationally in the past 10 years, but following the introduction of the West Yorkshire Police initiative, Operation Jemlock in April 2019, the region continues to buck the trend. Speaking in response to the most recent data released on the operation, the Chair of the West Yorkshire
Over the past couple of months we have been working with the skateboarders of Leeds who have been volunteering their time here at LS-TEN to create their own DIY concrete skatepark. We have been helped by Leeds City Council Inner South Community Committee and also energy drink Red-bull and clothing
Part two: Beeston Junction To Hunslet East In 1893 a number of engineering firms in Hunslet obtained an Act of Incorporation for the Hunslet Railway Company whose aim was to establish local facilities for handling goods because of the poor service being offered by the Great Northern Railway at Wellington
Residents in LS10 worked together to solve a long-standing neighbourhood problem this month – and even turn it into something positive. Storms last year blew down a tree on the Telfords in Hunslet – but the Council’s over-stretched forestry team were unable to respond to local requests to clear it