What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
City and Holbeck PCSO Kirsty Johnson writes the second and final part of her guest post on her life as a police community support officer in South Leeds… Of course, we are part of the police so we have to be aware of which people are on the wanted list
Police in Hunslet have issued this appeal over an attempted bag snatch: On Thursday 15 March at around 2.40pm a woman waiting to collect her child from school on Joseph Street, Hunslet was approached by two boys, who asked her the time. As the woman looked at her mobile phone
City and Holbeck PCSO Kirsty Johnson writes the first part of her guest post on her life as a police community support officer, dealing with anti-social behaviour, youths and a whole host of other community issues. You’d be surprised what she deals with! Read on… Generally, the first question we get asked
PCSO Rob Manning attended the latest Hunslet PACT (Police and Communities Together) meeting. The meeting was attended by 20 residents, representatives from Aire Valley Homes and Councillor Elizabeth Nash. The guest speakers were from Veolia and gave a presentation on the new recycling and energy recovery facility at the Cross Green Industrial
An accident involving four cars blocked Old Lane in Beeston for several hours on Friday morning. Police told South Leeds Life that there had been no injuries but the cars had blocked the busy roadway for some of the morning. One local resident, who disn’t see the accident, said it happened at about
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in which a 79-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured. The incident occurred on Domestic Street, close to the junction with Pleasant Terrace and Pleasant Mount around 7.40pm on Friday 9 March. The vehicle, a silver Audi A3, was travelling in a
Holbeck Police’s neighbourhood policing teams tackle local issues in your communities. Here’s a list of issues they’re actively looking to tackle at the moment: Beeston Priority Drug dealing on St Anthony’s Drive, every day between noon and 8pm Beeston Priority Nuisance motorbikes in Cross Flatts Park Beeston Priority Anti-social behaviour
Police are reminding people of the dangers of riding quad bikes and off road bikes irresponsibly and sometimes illegally. PC Lee Armstrong, one of Rothwell NPT’s off-road bikers, spotted three quad bikes being ridden through the woods at the rear of Sissons Road in Middleton. The quads drove off when they saw that
A further public consultation evening will give local residents a say on plans for a new headquarters for Holbeck Police on Elland Road. The ‘community involvement event’, which will take the form of a drop-in session, will be held in the Reaney Suite at Leeds United’s football ground on Monday, March
Inspector Paul Akerman of Holbeck Neighbourhood Policing Team has sent us the following information following residents’ concerns about speeding cars on Elland Road: At the last community consultation meeting in relation to the new West Yorkshire Police Divisional HQ building [on Elland Road], a number of local residents expressed concerns regarding