David has been the Local Democracy Reporter (LDR) for Leeds since 2022. As part of his role he covers Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) affairs for the Yorkshire Post and other local media, reporting on meetings and key decisions being taken on behalf of the city's people. 

He was previously the LDR for Wakefield for four years, having also worked at local papers in Hull and Kirklees. 

His work has included coverage of a safeguarding scandal within Leeds' children's services, the protracted saga around the future of Wakefield Trinity's home ground and Hull's year as City of Culture in 2017.