As well as serving up wonderful food it also makes a difference to those youngsters lucky enough to be chosen to be part of it.

Fifteen is all about giving young people who may not have had the best start in life the chance to gain professional training that sets them up for a bright future.

Now Jamie has earmarked a city centre spot at the new-look Granary Wharf for another restaurant in his exciting social enterprise.

If Leeds is to rank itself among the best cities in Britain it needs to continue enhancing its reputation.

Capturing a Fifteen restaurant would certainly be a step in the right direction.

After all, if it's good enough for Melbourne, Cornwall, Amsterdam and London then it's good enough for us.

It would be 'pukka' if Leeds was to become the fifth member of the Fifteen family.

We trust Jamie finds the support he needs in the city to make it happen.


Superforce?

WHEN Sir Norman Bettison took the helm at West Yorkshire Police he talked about the need to 'reconnect with the community'.

To be fair to him, he's kept his word.

He has made a point of trying to get back to local policing, with better contact between his officers and the public.

There is still a way to go, but in the long run it will offer reassurance that the police are looking out for us and help is at hand when we need it.

Now Sir Norman says plans to merge Yorkshire's police forces to create one so-called 'superforce' are back on the agenda.

Objections to the move once centred on concerns that it would make police too removed from those they serve.

The introduction of Neighbourhood Policing Teams, coupled with Sir Norman's approach, has largely dispelled those fears.

A single police force for Yorkshire makes sense.

A centralised command would cut down on administration costs and save on salaries at the top.

Just as long as those savings were spent on frontline policing to make us all safer.



Well done Alec

FOR the last 20 years Alec Bloom has been busy raising money to fight one of the nation's biggest killers.

His Leeds-based Heartbeat Appeal has collected more than £2m and continues to go from strength to strength.

Now he's handing over the reins after announcing his retirement from day-to-day fundraising.

Alec deserves a rest after all those years of hard work.

In fact you could say he's been Bloomin' marvellous.