What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Since the start of 2024, the Women’s Group of the Voices Project have been working closely with West Yorkshire Police to address women’s experiences of interacting with police in relation to domestic abuse incidents. Participants of the group met with senior police personnel multiple times to share their own experiences
Councillors Paul Wray and Mohammed Iqbal (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) are asking city centre and riverside residents to be vigilant about the growing problem of cuckooing within their communities, with issues reported at developments such as Leeds Dock, Victoria Riverside, and beyond. Cllr Paul Wray said: “We typically assume cuckooing
Drug use, drug dealing and the problems that come with them are not new to South Leeds, but it feels like it’s been getting worse over the last few months. South Leeds Life is aware of several local neighbourhoods that have been significantly impacted so this month, we spoke with
Updated: Detectives investigating the murder of a parcel delivery driver in Leeds have arrested a second man following a public appeal. Eddie Hampshire, aged 24, from Belle Isle, Leeds, has been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the death of Claudiu-Carol Kondor. A woman has also been arrested
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a delivery driver during an apparent theft of his van in Leeds. At 6.51pm yesterday (20 August 2024), police were called to reports of a man found seriously injured in an incident involving a van in Heights Drive, Wortley. Officers
Police are appealing for the driver of a car to come forward following a serious injury collision in Old Lane, Beeston. At 6.35pm yesterday (Friday 9 August 2024) police were notified of a young boy who had suffered head and leg injuries after being in collision with a car between
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Leeds. It happened at about 6.54am today (Saturday 10 August 2024), when a grey Vauxhall Crossland car travelling from Dewsbury Road in Beeston struck a wall on Old Lane. The 73-year-old male driver was sadly pronounced deceased at the
A man is due to appear in court charged over a series of sexual offences against children in Leeds. Karl Davison, aged 43, of Turnberry Gardens, Tingley, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault on a child aged under 13 and one count of assault by penetration on
Two men appeared at court today after being charged as part of our continuing investigation into disorder. Philip Hoban (48) of Northcote Crescent, Beeston was convicted at Leeds Magistrates Court today (8 August 2024) after being charged with causing racially, religiously aggravated harassment, alarm /distress through words. West Yorkshire Police
A 43-year-old man has been arrested following the circulation of an appeal last night (7 August 2024) relating to sexual assaults in the Middleton area of Leeds. He remains in custody today while enquiries continue. Police issued a still from CCTV footage in the appeal the Leeds District Safeguarding Unit