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09th May 2008
Leeds Schoolgirl Killer is sentenced
The murderer of a 14-year-old Leeds schoolgirl has been labelled “an extremely dangerous sexual predator” and sentenced to serve at least 35 years for his crime. Michael Clark, 40, was sentenced to life for the murder of Polish Zuzanna Zomm...

09th May 2008
Film Bosses Search for Leeds United Stars
Budding actors and Leeds United fans are being offered the chance of a lifetime by film bosses. People are being sought to play some Leeds United legends from the 1970s in a new £10 million film, The Damned Utd, which starts filming later this month...

09th May 2008
Leeds Takes a Bite of the Big Apple
Leeds-based airline Jet2 has announced that it will launch the first ever transatlantic service from Leeds-Bradford Airport to the Big Apple’s Newark Airport. Jet2 said that they decided to offer this service after listening to feedback from their c...

09th May 2008
Leeds Bin Strike Causes Heatwave Chaos
Striking refuse workers are causing a stink in Leeds after the backlog of uncollected rubbish has started to smell in the warm weather. Refuse workers are currently striking for a third time, so some areas have had rubbish lining their streets for as long...

09th May 2008
Facebook Water Fight Ruins Leeds Gardens
A huge water fight that was organised via the Facebook social networking site has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a prized public garden in Leeds. Eyewitnesses said that there were around 350 people involved in the fight and many of them ...

08th May 2008
Manchester Hotel Sold for £8 Million
One of Manchester’s most popular hotels has been sold for more than £8m. Harcourt Developments, who are a Dublin-based property and investment company, has purchased the Princess on Portland and are planning to upgrade it. It is thought...

07th May 2008
City Makes Provisions for Ticketless Uefa Cup Fans
Big-hearted bosses at Manchester Council are hoping to put on travel and entertainment for Glasgow Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg fans that are travelling to the city to watch their teams play in the Uefa cup final at the City of Manchester Stadium. A...

07th May 2008
Flintoff Escapes Speeding Fine
Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, 30, has become the latest celebrity to escape a speeding fine thanks to celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, also known as Mr Loophole. The England and Lancashire cricketer escaped charges because his prosecution notice...

07th May 2008
Four Rare Lowry Works to Go Under the Hammer
Four rare works by Manchester artist LS Lowry will go under the hammer at Christie’s in London next month. The recently resurfaced Lowry works include Manchester City vs Sheffield United, which dates from 1938. Lowry was thought to be a keen foot...

06th May 2008
Russia Agrees Manchester United Visa Deal for Champions League Final
Manchester United fans are one step closer to seeing their team play in the European Cup final after Russian authorities agreed to let fans with valid match tickets enter the country without a visa. The news will come as a relief for around 42,000 tick...

01st May 2008
Mansfield Ales Pub Explodes in Leeds
The former Florence Nightingale pub in Becket Street Leeds was reduced to rubble after an explosion ripped through the building. The roof of the pub was blown off and the upper windows were shattered with the force of the explosion. The neighbouring...

01st May 2008
Eco-friendly Town Plans Revealed to Public
A 72-page document showing plans to build an eco-friendly town in Leeds has been put into the public domain. The document was made public at the end April 2008 and included the site chosen for the scheme. The proposals revealed that the scheme inclu...

01st May 2008
Leeds United in Breach Confidentiality Claims
The hearing for Leeds United challenge against the 15-point penalty started on Wednesday 23rd April. Final submissions were due from both Leeds United and the Football League on Monday the 28th April. However during the proceeding concerns were raised...

01st May 2008
Hundreds of Animals Abandoned in Leeds
Cases of cruelty to animals have continued to rise in just the first four months of 2008. The RSPCA have already rescued over 700 abandoned animals across the region. Last year 30,000 abused animals were from the north of England and shockingly th...

01st May 2008
Property Developers Target Leeds
Two private companies have submitted plans for a large-scale eco-friendly housing scheme in Leeds. The companies Oulton Hall Estates and GMI have already secured the control of the 800 acres of land needed for the proposed scheme. Which also include...

18th April 2008
Why is Greater Manchester Great?
The City of Manchester was surrounded by many County Boroughs. The County Boroughs were Bury, Bolton, Oldham, Rochdale and Wigan were all located in Lancashire, with Stockport located in the County of Cheshire. The county of Lancashire was historicall...

18th April 2008
L.S Lowry’s Scrap Paper Sketches Worth Thousands
L.S Lowry was well known for he sketching on serviettes, envelopes and any other scrap of paper available to him if he had no sketchbook. Some of these pieces are now worth thousands of pounds, with an example of his artwork on display at the Sunderl...

18th April 2008
How to Grade a Listed Building
Any buildings or structures constructed before 1700 is eligible to be added to the Grade Listings. Buildings that date between the years 1700 and 1840 are usually granted a Grade I or II* in the listings. Furthermore buildings that have been creat...

18th April 2008
L.S Lowry’s Art Collection Stolen
Five pieces of L.S Lowry’s art works were stolen on May 2nd, 2007 from the Grove Fine Gallery in Cheshire. The Surgery, The Bridge at Ringley and The Street Market were three of the paintings stolen in the burglary. The painting of The Viadu...

18th April 2008
Greater Manchester and its Forty-Seven Grade I Listed Buildings
The English Heritage is a non-departmental public body and is sponsored by the department for Culture, Media and Sport. The organisation was set up to protect important and significant buildings and structures in Great Britain. The non-departmental pub...

27th March 2008
York City Council put Masts on Schools
Many councils in the region are getting paid rent by mobile phone companies for sites to put up phone masts. York City Council is one of the authorities that have placed the mobile phone masts on the sites of schools. There are two at Huntington Schoo...

27th March 2008
Thirty-Nine Mobile Phone Masts in Leeds
It is stated in the Freedom of Information Act, that there are over 130 mobile phone masts located across the region. These masts collectively have made some of the regional councils £997,942 in rent a year. Leeds City Council made £410,00...

27th March 2008
Motorists urged to use Public Transport
The City of York is urging its residents to leave their cars at home and use public transport. This is part of a new congestion-busting initiative that also includes bus lanes that have been added to the city centre. The campaign Live Life In The Bu...

27th March 2008
Civil Servants go on Strike
York and North Yorkshire were disrupted as hundreds of civil servants striked on what was of one of the biggest weeks of industrial action to hit in years. Thousands of benefit claimants including single parents and pensioners were affected by the 48-h...

18th March 2008
Curfew Overhauls for York City, North York and West York
A proposal has been unveiled to introduce a joint curfew in three municipalities. The proposed curfew is to keep children and teenagers off the street during school hours and late a night. The three municipalities, York City, West York and North Yo...

18th March 2008
Job Centre Advertises for Nude Models
The Department for Work and Pensions has come under fire as their Jobcentre Plus network advertised for nude web cam models. The Jobcentres involved in the incident are located in Chorlton and Didsbury. An erotic Internet site called Cybertrader, whic...

18th March 2008
Leeds City Means Business
Leeds is playing host to the first ever, The Business Of… conference at the Elland Road stadium. The conference is to create debate into the initiative thinking in business and to show local businesses how to gain new skills and technology in a ra...

18th March 2008
Manchester City Demand Apology From The BBC
The BBC has been put under pressure to apologise to Zimbabwean striker Benjani Mwaruwari. The BBC’s Inside Sport programme claimed that the striker could be banned from participating in football matches in England. Benjani, who arrived from Port...

18th March 2008
Storm Leaves Manchester in Chaos
After been battered by the storms, Manchester is expecting some a lull in the gales that have been creating chaos. The winds are due to drop down from 80 mph to between 30-40mph. The M6 was closed on 12th March due to trees being blown down and afte...

18th March 2008
Talented Architects Shape Eastgate
Six top architecture firms have been drafted in to help with the regeneration of the Eastgate area in Leeds. All the firms involved have helped to create and design in cities as far a field and diverse as Dallas, Budapest and Tokyo. Heatherwick Stu...

18th March 2008
York City Council in Safety Breach
York City Council have had to admit liability for a safety breach, which led to the death of one of its employees’. York Council faces paying up to £20,000 in costs and an unlimited fine after a man died mowing the grass for the council. ...

18th March 2008
Illegal Dumping in York City
For the past two years people have been illegally dumping rubbish in the back alley of an 82-year-old woman’s home in York City. The alley on Keller Avenue is often littered with broken glass, dead televisions and couches. People are also dumpin...

18th March 2008
Jodrell Bank Faces Closure
The observatory Jodrell Bank is facing closure even though it attracts over 70,000 visitors a year. The founder of Jodrell Bank Sir Bernard Lovell has spoken of his ‘astonishment’ that the observatory faces closure after so many years. ...

18th March 2008
Kaiser Chiefs Gig in Jeopardy
The Kaiser Chiefs are waiting to hear the final decision on whether their 24th May 2008 homecoming gig in Leeds will go ahead. Leeds City Council has postponed the decision for a further month. Any decision to give the go ahead for the gig at Ella...

18th March 2008
Nightclub Plans for Empty Steam Plant Scrapped
A former steam plant on York City’s North Pershing Avenue will remain empty as plans for a nightclub fell through after two years. The current lessees brought about the controversial plans and had planned to open a nightclub in the empty steam pl...

29th February 2008
Sweet Memories revived
An inescapable fact of life is advertising slogans; TV commercials in particular, have become very suave at conveying their messages. However sometimes the viewer is often left wondering what is the actual connection to the product that is being advertis...

29th February 2008
Government finally ditch Manchester Super Casino
The UK government has confirmed that the proposal for the huge Las Vegas – style super – casino has been abandon. Last year East Manchester was the surprise winner of the contest to host a huge super – casino. Soon after Manc...

29th February 2008
Emerald Isle comes to Leeds
Leeds is opening its doors for a month-long celebration of Irish history and culture. There will be a plethora of workshops, music, dance and crafts at the event. The programme is intended to introduce new audiences to Irish arts, heritage, culture an...

29th February 2008
Earthquake rocks Leeds residents
Yorkshire was left shaken after being hit by the biggest earthquake recorded in the past 20 years. The earthquake was felt as far a field as Brighton and Wales, with aftershocks felt on Monday morning. The epicentre was at Market Rasen in Lincolnshi...

29th February 2008
Does my home insurance cover earthquake damage?
Thousands of people were awoken just before 1am on Wednesday the 27th February by an earthquake. Many hundreds of homes, cars and business were damaged leaving a huge payout bill for insurance companies. Insurance companies are preparing for a deluge ...

28th February 2008
Visit The Leeds City Art Gallery
The Leeds City Art Gallery was opened on the 3rd October 1888, with collections including traditional prints, historic watercolours and paintings. Since the 1920’s the gallery has actively acquired works of art, which has contributed to a...

27th February 2008
Visit the award winning interactive Thackray Museum in Leeds
The Thackray Museum is a large grade 2 listed former Victorian workhouse now owned by an independent charity. The doors opened to the public on the 25th May 1997 and have shown how our living conditions have improved over the years. It also documents th...

27th February 2008
Visit the impressive Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds is a purpose-built home for the Royal Armouries national collection of arms and armour. The museum was opened in 1996 and spans over 3000 years of history. Leeds Royal Armouries is based around five themed galleries...

27th February 2008
Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills
Armley Mills officially closed its doors in 1969 after many centuries of production. Leeds City Council purchased the building, after it was deemed as holding historical importance for Leeds and Britain. It later re-opened in 1982 as The Leeds Industrial ...

27th February 2008
Discover the beautuful grounds and galleries of Lotherton Hall.
The Gascoigne family presented Lotherton Hall to the Leeds City Council in 1969. The Gascoigne family originated in Gascony and came to England at the time of the Norman Conquest. The family have occupied Lotherton Hall for many years and is of historica...

22nd January 2008
Leeds Prepares for Flood Clean-Up
Following yesterday’s heavy flooding, the city of Leeds is now faced with a huge clear-up operation. Leeds city centre was one of the places worst hit by flooding yesterday, with some of the roads around Crown Point Bridge submerged under two fee...

22nd January 2008
University of York Cracks Down on Cheaters
The University of York has announced tighter controls to clamp down on the number of students cheating in essays. The university believes that some students are paying other people to write essays on their behalf. UKEssays.com, a website that speciali...

22nd January 2008
Manchester United Remembers Busby Babes
Manchester United have said that they will stick by their plans to honour the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster with a minute’s silence. Their announcement follows a request from the Manchester City Supporters Club to mark the occasion wit...

22nd January 2008
York Council Says No To Eco-Town
York council plans to formally oppose plans to build a new eco-town on green belt land just outside the city. At a council meeting scheduled for next week, City of York councillors will be asked to support a motion that criticises the Clifton Gate scheme....

22nd January 2008
Three American Headliners for Leeds Festival
Melvin Benn, organiser of Leeds and Reading Festival, has confirmed that the 2008 event will feature three top American headliners. Although the headliners for the August bank holiday event have been booked, Benn is yet to reveal their identity. He sai...

22nd January 2008
Manchester’s Hospitals Axe 350 Beds
Research by a local newspaper reveals that more than 350 hospital beds have been axed from hospitals throughout Greater Manchester in the last two years. These bed cuts have caused already-full hospitals to struggle with demand during busy periods and the...

22nd January 2008
York Education Bosses Plot to Boost School Dinner Uptake
Education bosses in York are meeting on Friday to discuss ways to boost the uptake of school meals in the city. Currently, less than a third of schoolchildren in York are eating school dinners and the city has a school meal take-up rate of just 32.5...

21st January 2008
Leeds United Announce Hike in Ticket Prices
Following a price rise announced today, Leeds United supporters will have to fork out more than ever to see their favourite team play next season. The hike in prices sees the cost of an adult season ticket rise 10 per cent for existing holders who ren...

21st January 2008
Manchester Discovers the Weird World of the Body
Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry is about to host one of its most controversial exhibitions yet. Body Worlds 4 is a unique exhibition by Dr Gunther Von Hagens, which shows visitors the most intimate workings of the human body. As the...

21st January 2008
New Life for York’s Historic Cinema
Cinema buffs in York will be pleased to know that an independent cinema chain has bought the city’s historic picture house. The purchase of the cinema paves the way for the cinema to undergo a major refurbishment programme, which is expected to get ...

21st January 2008
Leeds and Huddersfield Residents Braced for Severe Flooding
The Environment Agency has warned Leeds and Huddersfield residents to brace themselves for severe flooding, which could cause "extreme danger" to property and life throughout the region, particularly in the Linhurst Road, Turnbridge Road, Aspley...

21st January 2008
Manchester’s Afflecks Palace to Close?
According to news reports, Manchester’s beloved alternative shopping centre could close within days. Since it opened in 1982, Afflecks Palace has been renowned as the best place in Manchester to buy curios, records and vintage clothing. It attrac...

21st January 2008
A Look at York’s City Walls
York’s historic city walls were originally built in Roman times as defences and substantial sections of them still remain today. Over the last 1900 years, parts of the walls have been rebuilt and added to, which means that York now has more miles...

18th January 2008
Leeds Art Gallery hosts ‘Northern Turner Prize’
Karen Guthrie and Nina Pope have been awarded the first Northern Art prize during a ceremony at Leeds Art Gallery. The pair – who call themselves ‘Somewhere’ - won the coveted award, as well as £16,500 for a range of works, includi...

18th January 2008
Manchester Waves Goodbye to Vera
One of Coronation Street’s most beloved actresses is due to leave the Manchester soap due to ill health. Liz Dawn, 68, has played the role of Vera Duckworth on the street since 1964. However, an ongoing battle with emphysema has prompted her to r...