What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A man has been arrested after a body was found on Hunslet Moor yesterday (8 September 2020). In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “At 4.24pm yesterday (8 September 2020) police were contacted by a member of the public who had found the body of a man in bushes near
Knife crime has risen nationally in the past 10 years, but following the introduction of the West Yorkshire Police initiative, Operation Jemlock in April 2019, the region continues to buck the trend. Speaking in response to the most recent data released on the operation, the Chair of the West Yorkshire
A music event in Leeds has been closed down following reports that it was in breach of Coronavirus restrictions. Officers attended Beaver Works in Whitehouse Street at about 5.30pm on Sunday (30 August 2020) and established that those in attendance were not complying with the Government guidelines. The event was
An elderly shopkeeper in Beeston Hill is being hailed as a hero, after successfully thwarting an attempted robbery, and even detaining the culprit for arrest. Raja Ejaz Hussain, 69, co-runs Raja Brothers on Lodge Lane in Beeston – and was working alone in the store on Thursday evening (27 August
UPDATE: Elmie Williams has been found safe and well Police are appealing for the public’s help tracing a missing woman from Leeds. Elmie Williams, aged 77, was last seen on Harrogate Road and was reported missing earlier today (11 August 2020). Elmie is black and has black plaited hair.
Leeds City Council, working in partnership with West Yorkshire Police, is seeking an injunction to tackle the misuse of fireworks in Leeds. Residents have the opportunity to add their support or oppose the application. If granted by the Court, the injunction will cover the entire Leeds metropolitan district and last
The license application from Grocery Store on Domestic Street in Holbeck will be decided by Councillors sitting on the Licensing Sub-Committee on Friday (7 August 2020). The Council’s public health team are opposing the application on the grounds that the area has one of the highest scores in their potential
The New Middleton Club on Thorpe Street risks having its premises licence revoked when the Council’s Licensing Sub committee meets on Monday 10 August 2020 to review the club’s licence. The club, which is located on a residential street and is surrounded by housing, has been the scene of numerous
West Yorkshire Police have issued a statement in relation to fans gathering outside Elland Road to celebrate the club receiving the Championship trophy yesterday (22 July 2020). Superintendent Jackie Marsh, of Leeds District Police, said: “The safety of fans and the wider public has always been our primary concern and
Police searching the River Aire in Leeds have recovered a body that is believed to be a missing man. Shortly after 11am today (13 July 2020) officers found the body in the water in the vicinity of Skelton Grange Road, Stourton. While formal identification is yet to take place, it