What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As many will have seen this week, knife crime and violent crime have again hit the national headlines. Figures released last week show that West Yorkshire Police have managed to reduce crimes involving a knife or sharp instrument by 8% for the period up to the end of September. This
Police are appealing for information after a man was injured during a robbery in a South Leeds park. The victim, a 37-year-old man, was attacked in Cross Flatts Park, off Dewsbury Road, Beeston, sometime between 1-1.30am on Tuesday 14 January 2020. He was punched during the incident and suffered a
A man was knocked to the floor and had a liquid squirted in his face as two people assaulted him and stole his wallet and mobile phone. The incident happened late on Friday 10 January opposite the Aldi store on Tunstall Road in Beeston. All three emergency services attended, the
Detectives are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in Leeds. The victim, a 31-year-old man, was attacked by two men armed with machetes as he was getting out of his car in Aberfield Gardens, Belle Isle, at about 6.30pm on Wednesday (15 January 2020). He was stabbed in
Peter Whitley, from Leeds, who was previously the subject of a wanted persons appeal, has now been arrested. Whitley, aged 36, of no fixed address, appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court yesterday (13 January 2020) charged with theft from a motor vehicle in Rodley at the weekend. He has been recalled
Police in Leeds are continuing to appeal for information to help trace a man who is wanted for recall to prison. Peter Whitley, aged 36, was released from prison in October where he had been serving a sentence for theft. He is believed to be frequenting the Beeston area. Anyone
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Leeds have conducted an ‘information seek’ in the area exactly four weeks on from his death. Keith Harrower, who was also known as Joshua French, was pronounced dead in hospital after being stabbed in an incident outside the Premier supermarket, in Dewsbury
I would like to start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. I hope that you have all had a safe and happy time over Christmas and have managed to spend time with loved ones. I was fortunate enough to have time off over this period but also wanted to
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in South Leeds that has left three people in a critical condition in hospital. The incident occurred at 4.55pm on Sunday (22 December 2019) on the A653 Dewsbury Road, Morley, near to the entrance to Topcliffe Grange Farm. The
Today (22 December 2019) at around 4.59pm, a vehicle travelling in the direction of Leeds crossed the carriageway and was in collision with another vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. Several people have been injured and taken to hospital with serious injuries. Dewsbury Road has been closed from Wide Lane