What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In an innovative new policy Forward Leeds, the drug and alcohol service for Leeds has been distributing potentially lifesaving kits to clients. The kits contain Naloxone an opiate receptor blocker along with instructions for use. Naloxone can temporarily reverse the effect of opiates such as heroin. It binds with the
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 – Leeds Inner South Yesterday (Friday 24 February 2017) officers from the Inner South, supported by a drugs dog, attended at addresses in Middleton, to execute drugs warrants, following information received. Entry was forced at both locations and drugs were seized, along with other items. Three
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South. Inner South PWA. Inner South Ward Officers have been out and about in Beeston today and have executed simultaneous warrants at a number of addresses searching for drugs and money. We have managed to make some arrests and seized a quantity of drugs
Last Wednesday (10 June 2015) the Inner South Community Committee met and heard of the dangers of so-called ‘legal highs’. ‘Legal highs’ or New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) as they are properly called, exploit a loophole in the law and are designed to mimic illegal drugs such as Ecstasy, Cocaine and
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
An event is taking place next week which will take a different approach to shaping services for drug and alcohol abuse in LS11. Co-producing Leeds have organised the event at the Hamara Centre on Wednesday 11 December 2013. Residents, service users, professionals, students and volunteers are invited to the
Holbeck Neighbourhood Policing Team have updated us about recent activity on their patch: Police appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery on Domestic Street, Holbeck on 20 April have released a photo of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the incident. Between 10pm and 10.30pm
UPDATED SEP 25: Police have revised their estimates down to £25,000 rather than £50,000. A man’s now been charged and has appeared in court. Check out their press release here. The original article is below: Police have found a large quantity of what is believed to be Class A drugs, including crack