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Paul Griffiths.

£150,000 drugs haul from Leeds car

When two police officers became suspicious about an erratically driven car they carried out a spot check ... and recovered almost £150,000 worth of cannabis resin.

KEEP ON DANCING: Kathleen Elwell, centre, with staff members, from left, Nicky Backhouse, Damian Hendricks, Laura Elwell, and Millie Cochrane.

Dig deep for Leeds voluntary dance school in funding appeal

A voluntary dance school has issued a plea for help.

The new-born donkey with its mother and Farm Service Officer Shelley Rogerson.

New Leeds Temple Newsam Home Farm arrival is big hit with visitors

She may be less than two weeks old but one Leeds farm’s eye-catching new arrival is already a proud history maker.

Paul Simpson.

Hospital apology for Leeds dad over delay in knee operation

A dad has criticised the 15-month wait he has faced for a knee operation.

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Dad and daughter treated after fish tank fire

A FATHER and daughter were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in Leeds caused by a fish tank.

NO HOME: Mark Everall has been in military accommodation at RAF Leeming.

Homeless in Leeds... after 15 years Army service

He has served his country for the last 15 years including three tours of Iraq, until being made compulsorily redundant from the Army last year.

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Greta Rayton (left) pictured with Margaret Mountain.

East Leeds: OAPs make a stand over poor bus service

Pensioners in outlying Leeds villages claim they are being left “stranded” as bus drivers try to hit time targets.

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HIP HOP HOORAY!: Youngsters producing a short film about hip-hop dancing.

Leeds youngsters reach for the stars in new film

Cameras were rolling in Leeds yesterday as budding young stars from Seacroft prepared to hit the silver screen.

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Leeds flytipper caught in the act

This Leeds man went down to the woods – and was in for a big surprise after he dumped a wheelbarrow full of garden waste.

SAFETY CAMPAIGN: Robert Stoners sister Kathryn wants lighting, CCTV and new barriers by the river. PIC: Tony Johnson

Sister of tragic Leeds River Aire death victim aims to help save other lives

The sister of a Leeds man who drowned in the River Aire after a night out in the city centre is set to launch a new waterside safety campaign a year after her brother’s death.

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Rene Johnson aged 25.

Rene Johnson: Farewell to Leeds’s own queen of the stage

Tributes have been paid to a popular cabaret singer and entertainer from Leeds who has died at the age of 92.

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Tax is a burning issue in Leeds incinerator debate

It is a question being fiercely debated and will be a key issue for some people in this year’s local elections – why should Leeds City Council build an incinerator?

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Joan and Michael Howson.

East Leeds couple’s 65 years together

They’re living proof of the old saying: absence makes the heart grow fonder.

James Hughes.

Leeds ex-police constable on theft charge

A former Leeds police constable has appeared in court.

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Tragic Leeds tot’s hanging - inquest

A three-year-old girl from Leeds was discovered hanging from a curtain pole, an inquest heard.

BIG CATCH: Members of Leeds Angling Club and Enviroment Agency experts net silverfish at Polo Pond.

Thousands of fish moved on from Leeds pond

There’s been a shoal lotta movin’ goin’ on at a popular Leeds angling haunt.

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Leeds incinerator timetable released

Plans for a controversial incinerator in Leeds are expected to be submitted in the summer.

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Window cord tragedy of Leeds toddler

A young family are in mourning after the death of their three year old daughter in an accident believed to involve a window blind cord.

PROUD PAST: A picture from bygone days of workers at Barnbow munitions factory, Cross Gates.

East Leeds: Cross Gates tribute to Barnbow factory explosion victims

Victims of the Barnbow factory explosion in Leeds will be remembered at a new housing development on the site where they lost their lives.

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Man trapped in Leeds wall collapse

AN air ambulance was alerted after a supporting wall fell on a man in Leeds today.

RARE OFFENCE: Stephen Lapping.

Drug maker blows up his own home

A Leeds man suffered horrific burns and caused £20,000 of damage when he blew his home up trying to produce cannabis oil using butane gas.

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Shock at Leeds policewoman death

Colleagues and friends have been shocked by the sudden death of a “dedicated” police officer at her home in Leeds.

AIRBRUSHED: Critics say the artists impression does not paint the full picture.

Leeds residents’ incinerator anger

Residents across inner-city Leeds say they don’t want another rubbish incinerator on their doorstep.

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Leeds illegal immigrant jailed over £35,000 fraud

A Cameroon national who faked documents and lived illegally in Leeds for six years and falsely claimed £35,000 in benefits has been jailed for 12 months.

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