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Burglars Help With Crime Prevention

Local Crime, Local News
Convicted burglars are helping with crime prevention advice given out to homeowners about how to keep their houses secure and their possessions safe. The Force Crime Prevention Officer from West Yorkshire Police’s Force Performance Improvement Unit has been interviewing offenders about what they look for while committing crimes. The interviews…

100th Anniversary of Hyde Park Picture House

Entertainment, Music Reviews
Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, has tabled a motion to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Hyde Park Picture House. Hyde Park Picture House is celebrating its centenary this year on 7th November 1914 and local MP, Greg Mulholland, has commemorated this event by tabling a motion in the…

Development on track for autumn completion in Middleton

Local News
A new housing development in Middleton is taking shape in time for its completion later this year. Councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell (Labour, Middleton Park) visited the new development off Thorpe Road near Middleton town centre. The project will see 122 new houses and bungalows built by…

First home delivered by Leeds partnership

Local News
Spring is a time for fresh beginnings and a family in Little London now proudly hold the keys for the first house of almost 1,300 properties being refurbished by a partnership delivered through Leeds City Council. The property was handed over to its tenant, Shamsadin Mahrami, by Councillor Peter Gruen,…

Watt a great idea for greener street cleaning

Local News
Street cleaning crews have switched on to the benefits of green transport with their newest van. The diminutive all-electric tipper vehicle can now be seen around the city centre. Crews can collect up to five tonnes of rubbish from the city centre in 24 hours, and despite its size, crews…

Key report outlines next steps for Kirkgate Market

Local News
The refurbishment of the iconic Kirkgate Market reaches a major milestone with the publication of a key report. The report, published on Tuesday 25 March to be considered by the council’s Executive Board in early April, will recommend that design and cost proposals are signed off. The redevelopment will allow…

Six-month countdown to free school lunches for infants

Local News
The government has launched measures to help schools deliver free school lunches to all infant children. A package of measures to help support schools to deliver free school lunches to all infant children has been launched by Schools Minister David Laws today. All infant children in state-funded schools in England…

Team of apprentices take on pyramid project

Local News
Young apprentices building a new career for themselves got together for a teambuilding day with a difference. The group of around 40 apprentices were at the John Charles Centre for Sport, constructing a series of giant pyramids. The apprentices, who all work for regeneration firm Keepmoat, were taking part in…
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