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Headingley test match to boost business

By Ed Watson Headingley will be buzzing this weekend as the England cricket team take on New Zealand.

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Fears over future of council-run care home

By Shaun Moloney & Ed Watson Worried families of residents at a care home in Yeadon demanded clarity on Leeds council’s plans to turn it into a short-stay facility. Suffolk Court will no longer be a full time care home … Continue reading

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Retail Ready People hit Leeds

By Óné Chappy & Andreas Mullings A group of youngsters have taken over a shop in Leeds city centre to show the world they’re ready for careers in retail. The pop-up store in Albion Street is open for just a month. … Continue reading

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Suffolk Court future discussed

By Shaun Moloney & Ed Watson Angry families of residents at Suffolk Court residential care home in Yeadon have held a meeting this afternoon with the Directors of Adult Social Care from Leeds City Council, Michele Tynan and Dennis Holmes. … Continue reading

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Security for Yorkshire’s star attraction at Chelsea Flower Show

By Jonnel Benjamin   Extra security guards have been drafted in to prevent thieves wrecking Leeds’ entry at the 100th Chelsea Flower Show.   Le Jardin de Yorkshire, created by tourism organisation Welcome to Yorkshire, includes the UK’s rarest orchid The … Continue reading

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Leeds’ adopted aircraft carrier The Ark Royal to be scrapped

By Sallie Gregson The Royal Navy’s former flagship is being towed from Portsmouth to Turkey today after it was decommissioned following a defence review in 2010. The link between Leeds and HMS Ark Royal dates back to when the third … Continue reading

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Horsforth spyware company in £7m buy-out deal

By Andreas Mullings A Horsforth spyware and intelligence company is to be bought by a Northern Ireland business looking to increase its international sales in covert intelligence research and development. Datong,  on Low Hall Road, looks set to be bought by Lisburn-based … Continue reading

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Wonderstuff duo come to Otley

Otley will be going dizzy for The Wonder Stuff when the 90’s seminal band becomes two for their acoustic show next week. Lead singer of The Wonder Stuff Miles Hunt 46, from Shropshire will be playing alongside violinist Erica Nockalls … Continue reading

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Rawdon prepare for tough Thackley test

By Shaun Moloney Rawdon Cricket Club face a stern test this weekend as they host early favourites Thackley in their Aire Wharfe SCL Division 2 clash. Thackley, Division One champions in 2011, were relegated on the final day of last season … Continue reading

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Heart surgery balloon release in Leeds

Two thousand one hundred and one red balloons were released today at Leeds General Infirmary to mark all the heart procedures carried out in the last three years.

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