What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Increased stop and search powers have been put in place temporarily in part of the Beeston area of Leeds following a number of recent incidents believed to be linked to ongoing conflict between two groups. Senior officers at Leeds District have authorised the use of Section 60 of the Criminal
Hunslet and Riverside Councillors have confirmed how the first £19,000 of a dedicated £30,500 budget is to be spent on amenity improvements to the shopping district between Dewsbury Road Community Hub and Library and Hunslet Fire Station from a fund, known as the Town and District Two, will be spent.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Leeds. The incident occurred at around 8.50pm on Saturday 29 May 2021 on Dewsbury Road, close to the junction of Tempest Road, Beeston. Officers attended and found a male who was seriously injured. The 24-year-old was taken to hospital and his
A fire broke out at a motor services business on Dewsbury Road in Beeston in the early hours of this morning (24 May 2021). The incident is being treated as arson by the Police. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue were called to the scene, which they described as involving a
Police are appealing for information following a burglary at commercial premises in Beeston. It happened between 7:30pm and 8pm on Sunday 21 March 2021, when suspects entered Bairstows Mechanical Services on Dewsbury Road, Beeston. Three vehicles and thousands of pounds of stainless steel fittings were reported stolen. Police have since
Work has started today (4 January 2021) on a new 1.5km segregated cycle lane, which will provide a further boost for West Yorkshire’s growing network. The construction of a new cycle lane on Dewsbury Road, Leeds, is part of a £6.9m package of new infrastructure delivered through the Combined Authority’s
At 9.19am on Christmas morning (25 December 2020) police were called to a ram raid robbery at a barbers on Dewsbury Road, Beeston. A red pickup truck had driven into the front of the barbers stealing a cash machine. The red pickup truck left the scene towards Beeston Hill and