Negotiators had to talk Matthew Wilson down from the ledge after he had been taken to accident and emergency for his bizarre behaviour. They spent three hours trying to coax him down before he was grabbed. The 58-year-old appeared at Leeds Crown Court via video link from HMP Leeds this week where he was being held on remand. Officers had been called to All Saints’ Church in Otley on February 21 to find Wilson “highly intoxicated” and “acting erratically”, prosecutor Lauren Smith told the court....
The bus operator is increasing its coach network coverage across the UK, including a new overnight service from Bradford to London. Ahead of the summer holidays, the UK’s largest scheduled coach operator has introduced a new daily 466 service connecting major cities across Yorkshire with Birmingham Airport, Heathrow Airport and London. Departing from Bradford, the 466 service calls at Leeds, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Derby, Birmingham Airport, and Heathrow Airport before heading to London. Ed...
The operator is increasing the frequency of its X6 and 72 services between Bradford and Leeds to provide a combined service up to every seven minutes during the day Monday-Saturday. It comes as part of an overall review of its Bradford network to help customers with connectivity and better punctuality. First Bus also hopes the change will mitigate some of the challenges caused by ongoing infrastructure works and the closure of Bradford Interchange. Michael Moore, Head of Network for First Bus in...
We asked our readers to share their personal stand-out memories of growing up in Leeds via the YEP facebook page and you responded in droves. Children’s Day, shopping at Schofields and Kirkgate Market, trips to Leeds Children’s Holiday Camp, Lewis’s Christmas grotto, playing out and outside toilets are all featured in this trip down memory lane. Do any of the memories resonate with you? READ MORE: Leeds in the 1970s – What it was like growing up in the decade of strikes and flares LOVE LEEDS?...
Leeds Beckett University has dropped 12 places in the new 2025 rankings of the Complete University Guide. The city’s second largest university dropped from rank 66 to 78 in the league table, while the University of Leeds dropped a single place from 22 to 23. The CUG league table ranks the top 130 universities based on a number of criteria, including entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and intensity and graduate prospects in the last year. Simon Emmett, Chief Executive Officer...
Tharavadu, in Mill Hill, took the city by storm when it first opened by five friends in 2014 and love for the Keralan restaurant has just grown over the decade. Co-founder Siby Jose said the team behind the restaurant could never have imagined the heights they would reach. Early expansion, celebrity visits and many awards later, including Best Indian Restaurant in 2015 and Chef of the Year in 2024 by the Oliver Awards, the last ten years has been a whirlwind for the independent business. Get...
Glass Onion, an award-winning South Yorkshire-based business with two shops in Sheffield, has announced it will open the pop-up shop in Trinity Leeds on May 24. Promising a “destination for eco-conscious shoppers”, the 2,500 square feet unit will include trend-led vintage best sellers, including big name brands such as vintage North Face, Nike, Levi’s, Adidas, Harley Davidson and more. There will be a Mega Market deal rail area with everything priced at £10 or three items of £25, mix and match....
These photos turn back the clock to the 1940s and showcase Leeds Home Guard in training around the city. They are probably the 9th (Leeds) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard, affiliated to the West Yorkshire Regiment whose cap badge they wore. The 9th Leeds Battalion was based around north Leeds and trained at Eccup, Moortown, Adel, Meanwood and Golden Acre Park. The 9th Battalion 'had practically no contact with the enemy' according to the account of its Commanding Officer, Lt Col HK Boyle DSO,...
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Leeds United travel to East Anglia this Sunday, as Daniel Farke's side on
Leeds United host Norwich City in Thursday's Sky Bet Championship Play-Off