What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Arsonists may have mindlessly caused tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage to the historic Middleton Railway last weekend but local Councillor Judith Blake and the Trust who run the site have vowed not to let the actions of those individuals stop celebrations that are planned for this Saturday
Firefighters brought in an aerial unit from Bradford to help tackle a fire at the Venus Supermarket on Domestic Street in Holbeck yesterday evening (17 July 2018) at 8:30pm. The fire was located in the building’s roof void and extinguished by crews from Hunslet, Kirkstall Road and Bradford fire stations
Detectives from West Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following a large fire at a builders merchant in Leeds. As we have previously reported, at 2.35am on Sunday (15 July 2017) police were alerted to the fire at Jewson, in Lake Terrace, Hunslet. A number of residents were temporarily evacuated
A Hunslet builders yard was last night (in the early hours of Sunday 15 July 2018) torn apart by fires that residents have described as an “inferno” – and that the Police have now confirmed they are treating as an arson attack. Residents of Lake Terrace – just off Moor
Over 100 firefighters from across West Yorkshire tackled a major fire in the early hours of this morning (15 July 2018) at the Jewson timber yard on Lake Terrace, off Moor Road in Hunslet. A single story building on the site was destroyed by the fire and rolling stock on
In view of the continuing hot weather, the Middleton Railway has taken the decision to cease operating steam locomotives at weekends until the weather cools or it rains. Middleton Railway Trust Chairman, Charles Milner, explained: “The railway recognises that it is part of the community and that to run steam
Five fire engines, including one with an aerial ladder, from Hunslet and Kirkstall Road stations attended a fire at Merlins pub on Helston Road in Middleton yesterday evening (4 July 2018). When Firefighters arrived at 6:16pm they found the pub “well ablaze”. They used breathing apparatus, 2 large jets and
Firefighters were called to blaze at Leeds Laser Cutting Limited on the Crescent Trading Estate, Dewsbury Road in Beeston this morning (22 June 2018). Two fire engines from the nearby Hunslet Fire Station attended just after 10am. The fire is thought to have been started by a machine malfunctioning. It
Two fire engines from Hunslet Fire Station on Dewsbury Road attended a chip pan fire at a house on Hird Street in Beeston at 9:14pm tonight (7 April 2018). The fire damaged the kitchen but was extinguished by firefighters using breathing apparatus. The house had a smoke alarm and no
A woman and boy were taken hospital following a fire at a house on Coupland Place in Beeston this afternoon (6 January 2018). The two casualties suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to hospital by ambulance. The fire, which started in the kitchen, was extinguished by firefighters using breathing apparatus.