What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Problems associated with street prostitution in Holbeck continue, but agencies including the Police and Cleansing have increased their activity and there is improved dialogue between residents and agencies. Since we reported on the public meeting on 3 October, a Reference Group has been established to enable dialogue between Holbeck residents
Unauthorised visitors have been banned from a Leeds tower block as part of work by the police and council to tackle drug use and anti-social behaviour. Officers from Operation Leodis – a team funded by Leeds City Council to tackle mainly housing-related anti-social behaviour – have secured a partial closure
The scrutiny of the controversial ‘Managed Prostitution Area’ in Holbeck intensified this week – notably with significant new media coverage, and a heated meeting between businesses, West Yorkshire Police, the Council, and other stakeholders. Following local MP Hilary Benn’s article addressing the issue here in South Leeds Life last weekend,
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
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South Safer Leeds have launched a new website at http://www.leeds.gov.uk/c/Pages/saferleeds/default.aspx Safer Leeds is a community safety partnership involving Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Police and partners. The aim is to reduce crime and disorder, and to help people feel safe in their communities. Have
Residents suffering from noise nuisance have an improved service to help them. Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police have combined their resources to provide an integrated service across the city to tackle noise nuisance and low level anti-social behaviour. The new noise nuisance team will incorporate resources from
Victims of domestic violence in Leeds are being urged to access a wide range of support services available in the city. Forming part of Leeds 16 Days of Action programme which begins today, a key aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the help that is available
Councillors have welcomed recent figures showing the impact of targeted work to reduce burglaries in two South Leeds communities. A multi-agency approach is being used by Safer Leeds in the Middleton and Belle Isle areas of the city. This area has seen 54 fewer offences (56% reduction) from April-August