What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police investigating a serious sexual assault in Leeds have issued an appeal for dashcam footage. Detectives would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area around Dewsbury Road and Tunstall Road in Beeston between 6am and 7am on Sunday (22 October 2023). The crime reference is 13230586993.
People in West Yorkshire are being asked to celebrate Hallowe’en safely as the emergency services prepare for what is usually one of the busiest nights of the year. Those taking part in festivities are also urged to respect the wishes of more vulnerable people who may not want trick or
Detectives are appealing for information after a man was attacked with a machete and seriously injured in Leeds last night (28 September 2023). At 7.14pm, police received a report of a man having been stabbed in Top Moor Side, Holbeck. Armed officers were deployed to the scene, supported by a
A man who stabbed, slashed and strangled horses in a field in Leeds has been jailed. Luke Ward, aged 37, of Upper Woodview Place, Beeston, attacked the animals at a farm off Hall Lane, Farnley, in July last year. One horse was discovered with a shoelace tied tightly around its
UPDATED: Moustafa has been found safe and well Concerns are growing for the welfare of Moustafa Sana, who has been reported missing from Leeds. Moustafa, 14, of Armley, has not been seen since Friday 15 September 2023. He is described as being of medium build and is believed to be
A speeding drink driver who fled the scene of a collision in Leeds in which a woman pedestrian was killed has been jailed. Vanessa Barnes, aged 59, from Rossendale, Lancashire, had just left the Planet Ice rink, in Elland Road, after watching her son play for Leeds Knights on 10
A Leeds United supporter who assaulted the Newcastle United manager during their match at Elland Road has been jailed and given a six-year football banning order. David Derbyshire, aged 35, of Marley Street, Beeston, was given a 12-week custodial sentence by a district judge when he appeared at Leeds Magistrates
‘Stingers’ – a device that Police can use to throw a mat of spikes across a road to puncture the tyres of vehicles that fail to stop – could be in use soon in South Leeds against anti-social quadbikes and motorbikes. The news came at a meeting of the Inner
UPDATED: John Guest has been found safe Police are appealing for information to help trace a man who has gone missing in Leeds. John Guest, aged 50, from Armley, was reported missing in the early hours of this morning (4 September 2023). He has not been in contact with family
A large branch has fallen across Barkly Road in Beeston this afternoon (31 August 2023). The branch of what is believed to be an ash tree fell across a Mercedes car, which did not appear to be badly damaged. Police closed the road, between Theodore Street/Oakhurst Mount and Wooler Street,