It could be any neighbourhood, anywhere. Kids whizz past blocks of flats and new-builds on scooters. Teenagers vape in the underpass and mums chat outside the newsagents. But as daylight fades and I ...
Holbeck has been my home for 12 years now. I was just 17 years old when I came to England. Since then I've been living in Holbeck. Holbeck has got a bit of a bad reputation. There are some bad areas ...
It was transformed from a village of just a few streets to one of Leeds's most populated suburbs with the arrival of the mills and iron works of the Industrial Revolution. Did you know with a Digital ...
I often hear rumblings of discontent about the ongoing facelift of Holbeck. As a Holbeck resident myself I like it very much, but clearly I'm biased. So this post is a whirlwind tour of Holbeck and ...
A prostitute waits for a customer on the streets of Holbeck, where a red light district was permitted for years. Getty Images The UK’s seedy “dread light” district is gone. The Holbeck red light zone ...
Holbeck residents are being invited to come forward and share stories, memories and folklore about the community. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get ...
The aim of the scheme is to make houses in Holbeck easier and more affordable to heat, the council says Properties in part of Leeds are to receive improvements in a bid to make them warmer and more ...
A legal red light district is set to be scrapped after a "significant" reduction of sex workers in the area. The Managed Approach (MA) area in Holbeck, Leeds, allowed sex workers to operate without ...