What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police are appealing for information after an elderly woman was confronted by two men during an attempted robbery at her home. Shortly before 1am yesterday (Wednesday 25 February 2015), the 76-year-old victim was asleep on the sofa at her home in Balmoral Chase, Hunslet, when she was disturbed by a
Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly man and woman died following a road traffic collision in Beeston. Betty Laird, aged 88, had been the front seat passenger in a Renault Kangoo that was involved in a collision with a Volkswagen Passat in Old Lane, Beeston, at about 2.20pm
Police in Leeds are appealing for information after a 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with serious head injuries following an incident in Beeston last night (1 September 2014). Detective Inspector John Dexter, from Leeds District CID, said: ‘‘At 9.59pm last night, we were notified by the ambulance service
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Beeston yesterday which happened after a car failed to stop for officers. The incident occurred when a roads policing vehicle tried to stop a Fiat Punto in Dewsbury Road, Beeston, at about 6.37pm. The vehicle made off before
Police are warning the public not to give their bank card personal identification number (PIN) to anyone after bogus bank officials have stolen thousands of pounds by tricking victims into handing over their PIN. Scammers have been stealing victims’ wallets and purses from multiple locations in the Yorkshire area
UPDATE: South Leeds Life understands that the owner of the dog has come forward to the Police and agreed to have the dog put down. No charges will be brought as the dog was on a lead throughout the incident. Police are trying to trace the owner of
Politicians, senior officers and local residents were on hand to welcome the Middleton Park neighborhood policing team to their new home at the St George’s Centre in the heart of Middleton. Inspector Chris Bowen who has charge of our three wards in South Leeds introduced PC Matt Pashley and Sergeant
A Cold Calling Control Zone has been set up to protect the residents in the Beeston and Holbeck Ward from Cold Callers, which has been funded by Housing Leeds and Leeds Community Safety. In recent years, through the help of West Yorkshire Trading Standards and partner organisations such as
Police have released an efit image of a man they want to trace following an attempted robbery on a woman in Leeds. At about 9:30am on Tuesday March 11 2014, the 44-year-old victim was in Town Street, Beeston, when she was approached by a man who tried to snatch
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Stephan Rushworth, a keen photographer, took this stunning shot of the the H2010 development on the river in Hunslet at sunset last Saturday . Speaking of photographs, Phil Kirby took a walk