What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Belle Isle Road was closed city-bound near the Grey Goose this afternoon (20 November 2018) as West Yorkshire Police, including armed officers, responded to an incident. In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “West Yorkshire Police received a call at 1.40pm today reporting a suspected sighting of a firearm in
Detectives are appealing for information following a knifepoint robbery in Leeds City Centre on Monday (12 November 2018). The incident happened at around 6.25pm at a car park on David Street in Holbeck when the victim, a 36-year-old woman, was walking to her car. As she got close to the
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Leeds and have released CCTV images of two potential witnesses they would like to trace. Stephen James Linley, aged 33, from Leeds, died at the scene of the collision, which occurred in
The ringleader of a criminal group involved in a long-running feud that led to Leeds’ first ‘gangbo’ injunctions has been jailed today over his involvement in a shooting in the city. Wakkas Butt, aged 26, from Beeston, styled himself as a gangster and drove a high-performance Audi RS3, carrying the
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds South· This evening (26 October 2018) due to information received from members of the public, officers from Leeds South NPT and The Leeds District Off-Road Bike Team were able to seize this massive red Quad bike which had been causing chaos around the LS10 area.
Those celebrating Hallowe’en over the coming week are being urged to stay safe and consider the wellbeing of others who may be vulnerable and wish to avoid trick or treaters. Neighbourhood Policing Teams will provide additional patrols during this period and special constables will work with police officers and police
Police have released the identity of a man who was killed in a road traffic collision in Hunslet as officers continue to appeal for information. Stephen James Linley, aged 33, from Leeds, died at the scene of the collision, which occurred in Black Bull Street near the junction with Armouries
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Leeds yesterday (12 October 2018). The incident happened on Black Bull Street in Hunslet at 9:41pm on Friday night. The car a black BMW 325 was in collision with a pedestrian who was crossing the road at the
Officers searching a building in Beeston where a cannabis factory was found will be wearing specialist protective suits due to the presence of asbestos. A warrant was executed at the premises at the junction of Dewsbury Road and Oakhurst Avenue, Beeston, on 27 September 2018, by officers from Leeds District
Call for applications from community-led projects addressing crime across West Yorkshire The High Sheriff of West Yorkshire, Richard Jackson MBE, reopens the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire Fund to applicants from across the region to apply for grants to enable young people aged 5 -25 to play a key role in