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Leeds takeaway that fell fowl of law has to pay £10,000

The owner of a chicken takeaway has been ordered to pay £10,000 for not having the correct licence.

CONCERNS: Residents who are angry that developers have left them with a crater that fills with water.

Leeds kids on ‘ice crater’ fears

Children have been dicing with danger in a ‘crater’ filled with iced-over water.

Ken Smith.

Video: Leeds musician plays world’s tiniest ukulele banjo video

A musician entertained visitors at a Leeds shopping centre – by playing tunes on what he claims is the world’s smallest ukulele banjo.

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Violent former Leeds partner is jailed

A man who left his former partner a “bag of nerves” after constantly harassing her and accusing her of seeing someone else has been jailed for 12 months.

Nigel Keer. PIC: Ross Parry

Leeds man fined £150 for naked ramble video

A Leeds man who rambled through a popular beauty spot naked except for a backpack, boots and a baseball cap has been fined £150.

Victoria Road allotment, Rothwell.

South Leeds: Fears for Rothwell allotment future

Plot holders have been warned the “clock is certainly ticking” on their 99-year-old allotments.

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HOUSING BATTLE: The campaigners against the Daisy Hill scheme in Morley.

South Leeds: ‘United we stand’ as campaigners join up

A public meeting has been called with the aim of uniting people fighting ‘inappropriate’ developments across the Morley area.

The incident scene.

Stolen car wrecked in high-speed crash LATEST

A high-speed crash involving a stolen Jaguar brought traffic chaos to part of Leeds.

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Plea from fan on Leeds United pub trawl

A Leeds United fan is appealing for help from Yorkshire Evening Post readers as she tries to trace the life and times of the Old Peacock pub.

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ADVENTURE: Karolyn and Martin Simbeye and children Safila and Ninza pack their belongings.

African school dream a reality for Leeds teachers

After five years of dreaming and planning, two Leeds teachers are weeks away from moving to Africa to open their own school.

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‘Heartless’ thieves take pupils’ bronze plaques

‘Heartless’ thieves take pupils’ bronze plaques from Leeds cemetery

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OPEN SPACE: Kathryn Scarr, facility business development co-ordinator at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre with Ian Rodley, of Dazl who use the facilities.

South Leeds: Behind the Scenes at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre

Aspiring entrepreneurs are already making the most of a state-of-the-art community space.

WHITE STUFF: South Leeds Johnsons Family Fund Raisers, from left, Amy Hardy, Claire Brownsword, Leanne Ball and Joanne Ball.

South Leeds: The Belle Isle family who raised themselves from grief

A family of fundraisers in south Leeds have launched their own charitable group following the deaths of two relatives.

Newlyweds Ian and Lynsey Morris.

Wedding day burglars ruin Leeds couple’s honeymoon plans UPDATED

A pair of newlyweds have spoken of their devastation after they were forced to cancel their honeymoon following a break-in at their Leeds home on their wedding night.

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Ethan Tate.

‘Snowball six’ suspended from Leeds school

Six pupils were suspended from a Leeds high school – for throwing snowballs.

MUSIC HUB: Ste Pye, senior outreach worker at Future Arts with David Thompson and Jimmy Hassett, on the Urban Arts Programme.

Behind the scenes at South Leeds Youth Hub

Bosses of a multi-million pound youth centre in Belle Isle have issued a rallying call as they celebrate a year in business saying “We want to pack this place out”.

REGENERATION PROJECT: Jim Jackson and Frances Jones by the building site that is going to be the new visitor centre in Middleton Park.

South Leeds: Meet the Friends of Middleton Park

The foundations are being laid for a bright future at historic Middleton Park.

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Rev Andy Myers.

South Leeds: Behind the scenes at St Cross Church, Middleton

When I arrive at St Mary’s Church in Middleton, Rev Andy Myers is comforting a tearful parishioner praying in the pews.

Angela Blackburn.

South Leeds: Middleton and Belle Isle says hello SLIDESHOW video

WHILE we’ve been out and about in Middleton and Belle Isle, saying hello to many of our readers, we thought it would be a nice idea to see who they would like to say a special hello to.

Donna Marsden.

South Leeds: The rise and rise of an artisan Belle Isle cake baker

For mum-of-two Donna Marsden, the decision to start her own business was a piece of cake.

Michelle Geldard.

South Leeds: Why Middleton and Belle Isle is special to you VIDEO video

Check out a video celebrating why people are proud to live and work in Middleton and Belle Isle.

GROWING COMMUNITY: Belle Isle housing estate in 1987.

South Leeds: Bygone days of the ‘beautiful isle’

The Belle Isle we know today is a relatively recent adjunct to the city of Leeds, being entirely constructed as a self-contained village in the run up to and after the Second World War.

Morley Academy's production of Les Miserables.

South Leeds: Les Miserables comes to Morley Academy

These young stars wouldn’t look out of place on stage at London’s West End.

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South Leeds: Developers to the defence of plan for 90 new homes

Developers facing mounting opposition to their plans to build almost 90 new homes in Morley have moved to defend their scheme.

STORE PROPOSAL: An artists impressions of the Asda plan.

South Leeds: What’s in store for Middleton supermarket site?

An ambitious supermarket plan, that has been beset by delays, finally looks set to go ahead.

LABOUR OF LOVE: Paul Baxter working on a steam locomotive.

South Leeds: Behind the scenes at Middleton Light Railway

An army of volunteers are planning to give the world’s oldest continuously working railway a special anniversary celebration.

CONSERVATION AREA: Dartmouth Park.

Scheme to extend protection for Leeds town’s history

It began life as a small farming village, but by the height of the Industrial Revolution it had become one of Yorkshire’s economic powerhouses.

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Leeds crook who tricked elderly duo sent to jail

A prolific burglar who was arrested after conning his way into the home of a elderly couple and stole a laptop has been jailed.

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Fire engine in Leeds 999 collision

A traffic light was damaged when a fire engine answering an emergency call and a car collided.

Cllrs  Judith Elliott, Shirley Varley, Joyce Sanders, Wenda Whitehead, Catherine Crosby, The Mayoress of Morley Wyn Kidger, Residents Sheila Crowther,  traders Ann Price and  Janine Bentley with a letter of support from Cathy and Chris Nutton were at the Civic Hall today attending the Licencing Committee who were hearing from Ladbrokes who were wanting to have a Gambling Licence for the part of the Morley market which the Planning Directorate at Bristol passed for planning after Leeds City Council Planning Department turned it down.

Bets are off in bid to thwart new Leeds bookies

Campaigners have lost their battle against plans to relocate a betting shop in the entrance to Morley’s historic market.

RUNNING MEN: Mark Ashworth, Shane Horkan and Carl Appleyard who are to run 140 miles in memory of Shanes brother Chris.

Coast-to-coast run to honour suicide brother

The brother of a man who took his own life without warning will run the breadth of the country in his memory.

Havanna Watson with the children.

Leeds pupils gift for kids in India visit

Charity begins at home, so the saying goes.

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Ram raid gang smashes way into Leeds post office

A cash machine containing thousands of pounds was grabbed by a gang after they battered it from its mounting in an early hours ram raid on a Leeds suburban post office.

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Leeds child porn man back in jail

A man who trawled the internet for pornographic pictures of boys soon after being released from prison for the same offences has been returned to jail for three years.

Wayne Elliott with the memorial to his daughter Natasha at Morley Academy. Looking on are Natashas aunt Sue Pearson and grandparents Jennifer and Tony Elliott.

Opposition building to Leeds homes plan

Opposition is mounting to plans to build almost 90 new homes in Morley.

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