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Want somewhere to live in Leeds after uni? It’ll cost you £1,200 a month, at least

Graduates moving into a co-living space on the outskirts of Leeds city centre will have to fork out an eye-watering £1,200 a month for...

Primary school to stay open after council backs down from closure plan

Leeds City Council has abandoned controversial plans to close a primary school, following a huge backlash. Queensway Primary School, in Yeadon, found out in September...

West Yorkshire Councillor calls for bus passengers to be compensated if they’re late for work

Bus passengers should be compensated if they have to taxi to work because their service is cancelled or late, a West Yorkshire councillor has...

City centre has busiest Saturday since before Covid

More people came into Leeds city centre last Saturday than on any Saturday since the Covid pandemic, council data has suggested. The start of Christmas...

Cricket club can ‘survive and prosper’ as it’s allowed to sell to non-members for first time

A town’s cricket club has been given permission to sell alcohol to non-members and to open later, in a move it says will help...

‘Imagine how much this is hurting us’: Mum tells of fears for kids if school closes

A mum whose children attend an under-threat school fought back tears as she told councillors she’ll have to reluctantly home educate them if it...

Labour councillor backs calls for authority to apologise over handling of possible school closure

A Labour councillor has backed calls for her own party’s leaders to apologise to parents in a row over the proposed closure of a...

Leeds 2023 bosses ‘hopeful’ over bus deal for spectators

Organisers behind Leeds’ 2023 Year of Culture say they’re hopeful of putting on either free or “low cost” bus travel for its big events...

Leed’s longest-serving Labour councillor to stand down

Leeds’ longest-serving Labour councillor has confirmed he will stand down next year, after what will be 44 years of public service. Councillor John Illingworth was...

Residents’ crime fears over Armley shop’s bid for alcohol licence

People in Armley say they fear rising crime and drunken behaviour if a local newsagents is allowed to sell alcohol. Town Street News, at the...

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