What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police were called to Lanshaw Crescent in Belle Isle at 6:19pm yesterday (Thursday 9 March 2017) following a report of a body at an address. Emergency services attended and found the body of a man, who was believed to be in his forties. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
As reported in South Leeds Life at the time, West Yorkshire Police last month carried out a high-profile operation in Beeston Hill, with several dozen officers – including a number with firearms – raiding properties suspected of arms and drug offences. However, following the relatively limited results of the raids,
Police are appealing for information after a 12-year-old girl was approached by a man in Holbeck. The girl had walked through the M621 underpass next to Holbeck Moor Park between 6.50pm and 7.10pm on Wednesday (1 March 2017) when she was approached by a man who tried to befriend her
Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery on a teenager in South Leeds last Thursday (16 February 2017). The victim, a 14-year-old boy was walking his dog through Cross Flats Park, on Beeston Road, at around 5pm when he was approached by the suspect and threatened with a
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South Yesterday (Friday 24 February 2017) officers from the Inner South, supported by a drugs dog, attended at addresses in Middleton, to execute drugs warrants, following information received. Entry was forced at both locations and drugs were seized, along with other items. Three
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South. Police are appealing for information following a sexual assault on a woman in South Leeds. The 20-year-old victim was walking along a footpath off Middleton Grove, near to the John Charles Centre for Sport, shortly after 9.20am on Wednesday (22 February 2017) when
Detectives are appealing for information after an 11-year-old girl was grabbed by a man in Leeds. The victim had been walking home from school across playing fields between Throstle Lane and Throstle Road in Middleton shortly after 4pm yesterday (Wednesday 22 February 2017) when the man put his hand on
UPDATED: West Yorkshire Police report that Alicja Dworakowska, aged 29, who was reported missing from her home in Beeston with her five-year-old daughter has been found safe and well. Members of the public and the media are thanked for their assistance in this matter Police are appealing for information
A hearing to decide an application from Winston’s Health and Leisure for an alcohol licence was adjourned this morning (14 February 2017). Leeds City Council’s Licensing Sub Committee was due to hear the application, but the applicant, Dan Hall, asked for an adjournment as his barrister was unable to attend.
The notorious Winston’s “Health & Leisure” club on Dewsbury Road has submitted an application for a licence to sell alcohol and play recorded music. The application will be considered by the Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee on Tuesday (14 February 2017). The premises, which have variously been known as Winston’s and Churchill’s,