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SILENCE SHATTERED: A Community Reels After Teenager Found Dead in Austhorpe

Peace was shattered within the quiet suburb of Austhorpe, by the blue strobe lights of an emergency that left a community in shock. At 5:55 am,

April 11, 2026

Austhorpe·Crime·Police

Disgraced Former Youth Worker Jailed After Being Caught in Lidl Car Park

A convicted paedophile has been returned to prison for 42 months (3 years for new offences, plus 6 months from a previous suspended sentence) after being caught

April 1, 2026

Crime·Garforth·Police

Justice Behind the Village Green: Aberford’s Dark Secret Ends in Jail

For years, the quiet charm of Aberford has been a point of pride for those of us on the East side of Leeds. But

March 3, 2026

Aberford·Community Safety·Crime·Police

Multi Agency Operations Target Road Safety in East Leeds

Police in Gipton and Harehills are continuing targeted work to improve road safety across East Leeds, combining enforcement activity with education and partnership operations

February 4, 2026

Crime·Gipton·Harehills·Police·Road Safety·Transport

Police apologise after storming Harehills church

West Yorkshire Police returned to a Harehills church this week to deliver a rare in-person apology after storming a memorial service earlier this month.

November 27, 2025

Community·Community Safety·Crime·Harehills

Trapped at home: The hidden horrors of cuckooing

When Alex knocked on her elderly neighbour’s door, she never knew who was going to answer. “She was like family to me,” she says.

April 21, 2025

Crime·East Leeds·Features·Housing Issues

Board game launched to help prevent county lines grooming

A service with a base in Seacroft is launching a new game to help prevent county lines grooming and child criminal exploitation. The city’s

March 13, 2025

Crime·General News·News·Seacroft

Activists Lead Event to Rethink Community Safety in East Leeds

As debates around police reform intensify, a new event aims to offer community-driven alternatives to public safety. The Community Safety Reimagined event will take

September 24, 2024

Community·Community Organisations·Community Safety·Community Spaces·Editor's Picks

The power of creativity and keeping David Oluwale’s memory alive

Interview with Chloe Hudson by Natalie Tharraleos, contributing editor Eva Peros Many will already have heard of the tragic and untimely passing of David

June 3, 2023

Art·Arts & Culture·Charity and Social Enterprises·Community Organisations·Events·History & Heritage·poetry

Community Contact Points

Following on from events such as the ‘Knowing the Ground: Care, Politics, Public Safety and Policing the Inner City’ we covered back in February,

March 16, 2023

Events·Gipton·Public Safety

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SILENCE SHATTERED: A Community Reels After Teenager Found Dead in Austhorpe

Disgraced Former Youth Worker Jailed After Being Caught in Lidl Car Park

Justice Behind the Village Green: Aberford’s Dark Secret Ends in Jail

Multi Agency Operations Target Road Safety in East Leeds

Police apologise after storming Harehills church

Trapped at home: The hidden horrors of cuckooing

Board game launched to help prevent county lines grooming

Activists Lead Event to Rethink Community Safety in East Leeds

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