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- Kaiser Chief Ticket Chaos as Firm Goes Bust
- 20th May 2008
- A leading ticket company that has been selling tickets to this Saturday's Kaiser Chiefs homecoming concert has gone bust leaving some fans without the tickets they paid for. The band will be performing at Leeds United’s Ellend Road ground this we...
- Leeds Gets Interactive City Guide
- 19th May 2008
- Leeds has become the first city in the world to get a virtual city guide thanks to the recent launch of LeedsCast, which is an interactive guide that can be downloaded to mobile phones via Bluetooth. Residents and tourists alike can use the guide to acce...
- Leeds pillow fight is cancelled
- 19th May 2008
- A huge pillow fight that was being planned to take place in Leeds on Sunday 25th May has been cancelled. The mass ‘flashmob’ pillow fight was being organised on the social networking website, Facebook, and was scheduled to take place at 3pm in...
- Leeds Gears up for Wembley
- 19th May 2008
- Leeds United boss Gary McAllister has promised fans that his team will be subject to “world-class preparation” for the League One play-off final against Doncaster Rovers at Wembley on Sunday. Leeds achieved their place in the Wembley final ...
- Women Race for Life in Leeds
- 19th May 2008
- Nearly 8,000 ladies ran in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Temple Newsam, Leeds. A number of women chose to wear pink fancy dress to complete the race, which raised thousands for the cancer charity. Many runners were completing the race in ...
- Pub In Leeds Explodes
- 01st May 2008
- An explosion at a nearby public house shook the residents of a densely populated area of Leeds. A witness to the explosion spoke of the aftermath saying, 'I couldn't believe how much damage was caused. There was smoke everywhere and the pub was just g...
- Local Councillors in Uproar over Eco-friendly Town
- 01st May 2008
- Leeds local councillors have made it very clear that they are not happy about the proposed plans for an eco-friendly town. The plans were revealed in a 72- page document that came into the public domain at the end of April 2008. The proposals includ...
- Leeds United Remain Tight Lipped Over Claims
- 01st May 2008
- Leeds United refused to comment on allegations of breaking Football Association rules on confidentiality. The claims relate to letter about their arbitration hearing against their 15-point penalty. The chairman of the tribunal panel Sir Philip Otton...
- Hundreds of Animals Left to Suffer in Leeds
- 01st May 2008
- The RSPCA using a week long campaign to raise the awareness of the cruelty inflicted on animals in Leeds. The campaign includes a picture of a recently rescued puppy that was found dumped in Birstall near Batley. The puppy was part of a litter of fi...
- Secret Eco-town Plan For Leeds
- 01st May 2008
- A secret plan has been uncovered of a scheme to make a leafy south Leeds suburb into a new eco-town called 'The Greens.' The scheme would see more than 9,000 homes built on mostly registered green belt land in Leeds and include Rothwell, Oulton and Woo...
- Leeds to Benefit from £4.6bn Boost
- 02nd April 2008
- By the year 2012 Yorkshire's skilled migrant workers will have contributed £4.6 bliion to the United Kingdom's economy. The Future Flows report compiled by the Centre for Economics and Business Research estimated that by 2012 the total number of ...
- Decision on Majestyk Delayed
- 02nd April 2008
- Plans for one of Leeds famous buildings the Majestyk has been delayed due to a Court of Appeal hearing. The outcome of the appeal could determine whether or not the licencing application is accepted. A decision was to be granted on the 7th April by Le...
- Commuters in Leeds Hit with Red Light
- 02nd April 2008
- Leeds Labour and Liberal Democratic parties have slammed Gordon Brown for ignoring the plight of commuters in West Yorkshire. Major concerns have been raised over the disparity in the roads and rail funding between Yorkshire and the rest of the country...