What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The bottom of Cemetery Road in Beeston, together with the westbound carriageway of the M621 were closed to traffic on Sunday afternoon (19 May 2019) after Police were called to the scene of a stabbing. In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “At 3:03pm yesterday (19/5) police were called to
A specialist team are to begin assisting officers to search a building in Leeds due to the presence of asbestos. A scene has been in place at the premises at the junction of Dewsbury Road and Oakhurst Avenue, Beeston, since 27 September 2018 when a cannabis factory was discovered there
Residents in Beeston have been puzzled by the continued presence of Police staff outside a former office building near the Tommy Wass pub on Dewsbury Road. At the beginning of October South Leeds Life reported that a search of the premises had been halted due to the presence of asbestos.
Officers searching a building in Beeston where a cannabis factory was found will be wearing specialist protective suits due to the presence of asbestos. A warrant was executed at the premises at the junction of Dewsbury Road and Oakhurst Avenue, Beeston, on 27 September 2018, by officers from Leeds District
Forward Leeds, the alcohol and drug service, is running a new campaign to raise awareness of the increasing strength of cannabis and the issues around heavy use of the drug. Bill Owen, Early Intervention and Prevention Manager at Forward Leeds said of the campaign, which is entitled #RespectTHC, said: “We’re
As reported in South Leeds Life at the time, West Yorkshire Police last month carried out a high-profile operation in Beeston Hill, with several dozen officers – including a number with firearms – raiding properties suspected of arms and drug offences. However, following the relatively limited results of the raids,
West Yorkshire Police Police discovered a cannabis growing set-up at a flat in Beeston yesterday evening following a firearms operation. Intelligence had suggested drugs and firearms at the address in Tempest Road, Beeston, and an armed operation was put in place to search the property and a linked address in
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South Sunday morning in Middleton. Officers from Inner South PWA discovered a cannabis set up after receiving community intelligence that such a set up was ready to be harvested. This type of information helps us build a picture about your community and criminals working
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South. As a result of some community intelligence Inner South Ward Officers have today recovered from the Cross Flatts Area of Beeston a quantity of cannabis and prevented this from being sold on the streets.
I was just settling down with a glass of Cotes du Rhone to watch some television on Saturday evening (4 April 2015) when the phone rang. It was Cllr Angela Gabriel and she told me there had been a drugs raid in Beeston. I thanked her for the information, but