What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Baby Bank has announced an urgent appeal for the final £60,000 needed to open the doors to its enormous new home in July and start helping families in poverty again. The appeal comes just a day after a national newspaper reported that child poverty has reached record highs and
Police investigating a burglary at a block of apartments in Leeds have released an image of a man they want to speak to. At around 5.20pm on Tuesday 11 March 2025 a suspect was seen standing outside the building on Whitehall Place, Holbeck, before he then gained entry to a
A critical appeal has been issued to blood and platelet donors across England to help fill over 50,000 available appointments at town and city centre donor centres as the NHS warns of a looming shortfall in blood stocks, with four Bank Holidays in just six weeks threatening to impact supplies.
Further to our report on Monday, Police investigating the unexplained death of a man from Leeds are making an appeal for any information or witnesses who may have seen him in the time before he died. Officers were called at 8:29am on Wednesday 19 March 2025 to a report of
A scene has been in place outside a house on Marsden Grove in Beeston since Wednesday (19 March 2025). In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: “Police were called at 8:29am on Wednesday, 19 March, to a report of a concern for safety for a man at a property on
Police in Leeds are continuing to appeal for information to locate a man believed to be injured following a stabbing incident in Leeds City Centre this week. Enquiries suggest the man is thought to be Owen Sharp from Middleton and there are growing concerns over his welfare. Officers are keen
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.
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Police investigating an assault in Leeds have released images of some males they would like to identify. The incident is said to have occurred between 2-2:20am on Sunday 29 May 2022 in Victoria Road. The victim, a 20-year-old male, was walking towards the junction with Water Lane when he was
Leeds City Council has today announced details of a major fundraising appeal to help those facing upheaval and heartbreak following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Leeds Together For Ukraine appeal is up-and-running now – and the council will be kickstarting the fundraising with a donation of £50,000. The money raised