What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A man has been found guilty of raping a woman in Leeds after following her as she walked home from a party. Daniel Hayelom, an off-duty private hire driver, targeted the victim after he saw her walking along Dewsbury Road, in Beeston, shortly after 6am on Sunday 22 October 2023.
A man has been given a 24-year sentence for a series of sexual offences against children in South Leeds. Karl Davison, 43, of Turnberry Gardens, Tingley, approached all of his victims on an electric scooter last summer, in some cases talking to them about the scooter or letting them ride
Further to our report on Monday, Police investigating the unexplained death of a man from Leeds are making an appeal for any information or witnesses who may have seen him in the time before he died. Officers were called at 8:29am on Wednesday 19 March 2025 to a report of
A scene has been in place outside a house on Marsden Grove in Beeston since Wednesday (19 March 2025). In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: “Police were called at 8:29am on Wednesday, 19 March, to a report of a concern for safety for a man at a property on
A man who masterminded a violent robbery in Leeds where rare Porsche parts were stolen has been jailed after being tracked down by tenacious detective work over a four-year international manhunt. Wahseem Fazal tried to cheat justice by fleeing the country after he was charged over the armed robbery at
Police are warning of the dangers of illegally modified electric bikes after the rider of one was sentenced over a collision which caused the death of a man in Leeds. Oury Diallo, aged 22, of Meynell Approach, Holbeck, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today (10 March 2025) for causing
With Inspector Mark Lund I am writing this article to update you on the good work that has been undertaken in the Hunslet and Riverside ward. Since December I have had the use of the Neighbourhood Impact Team and Team Leodis to assist with issues raised by the community, councillors
The Neighbourhood Policing Team for Middleton and Belle Isle were continuing tackling the ward’s priority on drugs yesterday afternoon (11 February 2025). The team was again patrolling the car park on the junction of Aberfield Gate and Belle Isle Road. They stopped a vehicle which was trying to leave the
Detectives investigating a burglary at the home of a vulnerable elderly woman in Hunslet have released CCTV images of the suspect. The victim, who is aged in her nineties, was in bed when the male entered the property in Lakeside Court, Hunslet, after forcing open the external key safe. He
A man has been charged following an incident in Leeds where a police officer was seriously assaulted. Luke Lockwood, aged 20, of Rington Road in Beeston, appeared before Leeds magistrates today (Monday 3 February 2025) where he was remanded in custody until his next hearing at Leeds Crown Court. Lockwood