What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
An independent review of the ‘Managed Approach’ to street sex work in Holbeck recommends that the approach remains in place and continues to evolve. The report, published this morning (10 July 2020) was commissioned last year and undertaken by The University of Huddersfield. It concludes that the Managed Approach should
Police are appealing for information after two men were stabbed in an incident in Leeds. At 3.15pm yesterday (7 July 2020) police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to a man with a stab wound in Whincup Gardens, Hunslet. The 22-year-old victim was taken to hospital
Police are searching the River Aire in Leeds today (6 July 2020) as part of ongoing enquiries to trace a missing man. Finley Jones, aged 21, was reported missing from an address in Leeds city centre on Saturday morning (4 July) with concerns raised for his welfare. Checks on CCTV
Additional powers given to Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police last year to tackle a range of anti-social behaviour problems being created by unlicensed ‘car meet’ events on a south Leeds road will remain in place for a further three months. As part of the Premises Closure Order granted
A man was seriously injured in a three vehicle crash at the junction of Dewsbury Road and Tempest Road in Beeston this morning (26 June 2020). The crash occurred just after 11am and the wreckage completely blocked the inbound carriage way. Traffic was diverted via Parkside industrial estate as the
UPDATED 11am 25 June 2020: Peter Evans has been found. Police are appealing for the public’s help tracing a vulnerable missing man from Beeston. Peter Evans, aged 82, was last seen yesterday (Tuesday 23 June 2020) in Leeds city centre. He is believed to have boarded a bus at
Coroner’s Officers are wishing to speak to any relatives of David Brain. Mr Brain – 64yrs, from the Beeston area of Leeds, died on the Friday 5 June 2020. His death is not being treated as suspicious. Family members are asked to contact Coroner’s Officer Robert Wright on 01924 292301.