What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police have released an e-fit of a man they would like to speak to in connection with two bogus burglaries in which the suspect is believed to have posed as a police officer. Both incidents occurred on Friday, April 27, when the suspect called at two addresses purporting to be
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s been making South Leeds tick. The issue of Leeds voting for an elected mayor on Thursday is proving a real hot topic. Check the reports out at the Guardian Northerner blog and Leeds Online. Beeston blogger Phil Kirby also offers his take on things
Police have renewed their appeal for information following a road traffic collision on Domestic Street, Leeds in which a 79-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured. The man has since died as a result of his injuries and has been identified as Peter Hepworth of Holbeck. The collision occured at around
Police are appealing for witnesses following arson at a house on Redhall Crescent, Beeston. The incident happened between 11pm and 11.40pm on Sunday 22 April. The suspect is believed to have approached the front door and set fire to a rubbish bag which was pushed up against the door. The
Elland Road football ground in Beeston is one of five locations which will be considered as the site for a large casino in Leeds, it has been revealed. Locations at Eastgate, Quarry Hill, Leeds United Football Club’s redeveloped John Charles West Stand, Clarence Dock and City Square have all been
Internet surfers in south Leeds are being warned to be vigilant when online after Police became aware of a fraudulent scam, writes John Baron. While people are trawling the web viewing legitimate websites, users are suddenly faced with a locked computer and a message claiming to be from police. The
Welcome to our weekly round-up of what’s going on in South Leeds via other blogs and websites. Here’s what’s making the area tick… The Friends of Hunslet Cemetery have reported impending success in their campaign for better security and fencing at the cemetery. They’ve posted the news up on their
Good morning, south Leeds! Here’s what’s been making South Leeds tick this week on local blogs and websites… Holbeck in Bloom blog features some photos and a report from yesterday’s Yorkshire in Bloom judging – and features Beeston in Bloom and Holbeck in Bloom groups together with the Yorkshire in
Police are appealing for information following an assault that occured outside the Morrisons supermarket at the Penny Hill Centre in Hunslet. The incident occured at around 1.30pm last Wednesday, March 28, when a 55-year-old man was sat in his blue pick-up truck when another man approached him and assaulted him. The victim
City & Holbeck Police are appealing for information after a security guard collecting cash from a Beeston fast food restaurant was robbed this morning. The guard was confronted by two males, one of whom was armed with a knife, outside McDonald’s, in Elland Road, at about 7.10am this morning. He was forced