to Morley on services 200 and 201. The frequent No 1 bus service, operated by First Leeds largely follows the route of the former Leeds Tramway route 5 through Beeston. and this service continues beyond Leeds to Lawnswood/West Park. The nearest train station to Beeston is Cottingley, which, when walking, is just under a mile away from the Town Street end of Beeston via Crow Nest Lane and using paths through the Cottingley estate, you can also drive to this station within 5 minutes from Town Street. From Cottingley, trains serve Morley, Batley, Dewsbury, Ravensthorpe, Mirfield, Dieghton and Huddersfield making Beeston very accessible by bus and trian from many different locations in Kirklees overall. Beeston Hill and Beeston is severed from Leeds by the M621 and therefore benefits from very good links with the M621 motorway, as well as the M62, which runs close to Beeston to the south of Morley. There are a few taxi companies serving Beeston, these being Beeston Line, Central Cars, Amber (they bought Gee Gee Cars) and South Leeds. Economy Much of Beeston's traditional heavy industry and fabrication works have closed throughout the last forty years. However, there are substantial areas of industrial and commercial development around Elland Road and to the south of Dewsbury Road and Beeston is surrounded by areas which have become popular with businesses, such as Leeds city centre, Tingley and many of the business districts along the south side of the River Aire. The neighbouring White Rose Shopping Centre employs thousands of full- and part-time staff. Education Beeston is home to the Leeds College of Technology School of Mechanics situated towards the south side, the Beeston Centre of the Leeds City College (formerly Joseph Priestley College) and Elliott Hudson College. Beeston has one secondary school, Cockburn School which is a specialist arts college. Matthew Murray High School situated between Beeston and Holbeck closed down in 2004 and was merged with Merlyn Rees High School in Belle Isle, to form South Leeds High School in Belle Isle. In September 2009 South Leeds High School was reopened as the South Leeds Academy. In September 2017, South Leeds Academy was renamed and rebranded as Cockburn John Charles Academy, as the Cockburn MAT opened a new school. There are seven primary schools in the area. Local facilities and attractions Beeston has a range of facilities. It has two large health centres, Elland Road stadium