What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Northern Gas Networks (NGN), the gas distributor for the North of England, is carrying out essential gas network repairs to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in Leeds. The work will be carried out on the outbound carriageway of Dewsbury Road close to the city centre,
Councillor Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) has become increasingly concerned about the issue of speeding cars on Dewsbury Road. He recently submitted a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request to West Yorkshire Police asking: “Are you able to tell me how many tickets the speed camera on Dewsbury Road (Beeston,
Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision on Dewsbury Road in Beeston. Officers were called at 00:19 this morning (3 June 2022) by the ambulance service reporting a two vehicle collision. A White Golf and Yellow Citroen were involved. The occupants of the White Golf suffered minor
People are being invited to have their say on plans to extend the Dewsbury Road cycle route delivered in partnership by Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Under the plans, an additional 1km of two-way cycle track will be added to the city centre end of Dewsbury
It’s been a fixture on Dewsbury Road for the best part of a decade and owner Garry Hewitt hopes his cafe ‘Only Food and Sauces’ will continue for a long time yet – but under new management. “After seven years of fun and laughter, meeting some great people in such
This month sees the official public launch of the Dewsbury Road Town Team, a partnership of retailers in Beeston working together to serve the wider community, and to make their shopping district the best it can be. The group – one of several ‘Town Teams’ across Leeds – covers the
South Leeds residents are invited to give feedback on updated plans for £13million improvements to develop one of West Yorkshire’s main travel routes. The route runs from Mirfield to Dewsbury to Leeds (referred to as M2D2L) encompassing the A644 and A653 and serves 600,000 local residents, as well as major
The latest section of Leeds’s Dewsbury Road cycle route was officially opened yesterday (Wednesday 27 October 2021). The 1.5km section of new route between Garnet Road and Beeston Ring Road extends the existing segregated cycle lane on Dewsbury Road and will help connect more people with job, training, education and
Councillor Andrew Scopes (Beeston & Holbeck) is fighting to get railings reinstalled at a busy road crossing used by school children. The central pedestrian refuge between the two carriageways of Dewsbury Road at the Tommy Wass junction has been left without railings following works relating to the new cycleway. The
Hunslet and Riverside Ward Councillors have commissioned Leeds Street Gallery to transform ten communication boxes along Dewsbury Road from the Community Hub and Library to Hunslet Fire Station into local public artworks. Cllr Paul Wray said: “We are really keen to start to brighten up this segment of Dewsbury Road