Leeds City Council is proposing to reduce the level of mercury emissions from its three crematoria at Cottingley, Lawnswood and Rawdon.

Leeds Metropolitan University

This week young adults from across Leeds will have the opportunity to become part of an award-winning anti-bullying scheme. The largest bullying prevention

Lib Dems Deputy Calls for Veto Rights
LONDON—Simon Hughes, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, the junior partner in the UK coalition government, has called for his ...

Waste-not want-not is a grand earner
By Andrew Robinson
LOOK after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves just ask Yorkshires thriftiest grandma Katrina Cowell.

By David Marsh Leeds dog owners taking more than one animal out for a walk could be told to leave some pets at home. That is just one of the restrictions ...

£2m makeover for Middleton Park
An ambitious plan to breathe new life into one of Leeds; biggest parks will be debated by the city council. The proposal is on the agenda for a meeting of ...

Battle for university places harder than ever for A-level students
STUDENTS trying to get a last-minute university place will be fighting for fewer spaces than ever before when A-level ...
University chief calls for simpler entrance process
700 extra places in science and maths for region
Heartache as A-level students face the biggest test of all

Ex-miners pursue missed payouts
A group of former miners who suffered industrial injuries are claiming they received inadequate compensation from a government scheme.

Traffic - A61 closed after crash
COMMUTERS faced long delays following a crash on the A61 near Harewood House this morning (Wednesday). The road reopened a short time ago following the ...

NatWest bank manager drew floorplans to help boyfriend steal £400k in raid
By Daily Mail Reporter

A high-flying young bank manager provided inside information and sketched robbery plans for her boyfriend to steal almost £400000 - Bank employee denies sketching robbery plans - Bank raid bid hatched in Leeds hotel

Leeds set for August bus service changes
The Guardian
A number of commercial bus services operated by First in Leeds are set to change at the August bank holiday weekend. Some of the changes have come about

£90000 translates into help for Leeds Met
Yorkshire Evening Post
By debbie leigh Leeds Met, in collaboration with thebigword language services provider, has secured £90000 to develop online recruitment, selection and ...

Yorkshire Evening Post A man is lucky to be alive today after would-be copper thieves cut into an 11000-volt cable. The mans face, hands and chest were badly blackened after the ...

Leeds firms giant kettle Put the kettle on has taken on a whole new dimension at a Leeds firm. Metal workers at Warbla Forge, in Pudsey, have created one of the countrys biggest kettles

Leeds: 330000 to get electoral forms
Yorkshire Evening Post
Over 330000 electoral registration forms will be delivered to residents across Leeds this week as part of Leeds City Councils annual canvass to update the electoral registry.
Leeds: 330000 to get electoral forms

36 laptops stolen in raid on Leeds school Yorkshire Evening Post
Thieves raided a Leeds school and made off with a massive haul of educational equipment including 36 laptop computers. The break-in happened at Menston

Leeds today: The great Leeds owl debate, Kirkgate couture and Cybermentors
Good morning, Leeds. Today Ill be taking a look at whats on the agenda at next weeks meeting of the councils powerful executive board. Leeds today: The great Leeds owl debate, Kirkgate couture and Cybermentors

Borough tops the Yorkshire councils sick league
DONCASTER Council staff had the worst record on sick days in Yorkshire last year, costing taxpayers £10.4 million.

New outlet mall opens this fall in Leeds

West Yorkshire arrests in dawn drugs raid
Eleven men and women - including several from West Yorkshire - have been arrested in dawn raids in connection with an alleged multimillion pound drugs
Arrests Made In Multimillion Pound Cross Border Drugs Operation

Outcry over Leeds bar hours
Locals in a Leeds suburb are calling time on a bars proposals to try to extend its opening hours. Kobe, on New Road Side, in Horsforth, has submitted an ...

Namibia: Swine Flu Decleared a Seasonal Strain
Richard Kamwi, the Minister of Health and Social Services, said the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Margareth Chan ...

Suspected metal thief badly burned
A man is "very lucky to be alive" following a suspected copper cable theft attempt in which a saw was used to cut through a live wire carrying 11000 volts,...

The Guardian
Q and A: Leeds City Region - your questions answered
So what exactly is the Leeds City Region? Just over a week ago we asked that very same question on this blog after a straw poll showed that 49 people out of ...

Calls for preservation of historic Leeds building
The Guardian
A Leeds councillor is leading calls for the architecture of a valuable building to be preserved. Garforth and Swillington Labour councillor Mark Dobson

Graham/Curzon moves to new Leeds super branch
Graham, the plumbers merchant, has relocated its Leeds branch from the present site in Kirkstall Road, Leeds to new premises in Brown Lane to create the ...

Leeds designers hoodie for Prime Minister
Yorkshire Evening Post
By Charles Heslett Prime Minister David Cameron famously caused uproar when he suggested the public should hug a hoodie. In fact, he never said those...

Leeds woman crowned Yorkshires Thriftiest Granny
Most of us drop a teabag in the bin after making a cup of tea. But for one Leeds grandmother the humble teabag is not disposable – they help to make her Yorkshires Thriftiest Granny

Leeds council gets court order to move on Roundhay travellers
Travellers who had settled next to Leeds showpiece park have had a court order served to move tham on. The encampment - consisting of around a dozen

New Leeds venue design revealed

Venues.org.uk
The external design of the new Leeds Arena has been revealed by the consultancy Populous. Due to open in 2012, the new Leeds venue has been designed to ...

Rosie Murray-West: where savers can to go to beat inflation
Soaring inflation is eroding savers cash, but there are still places where they can get a real return, especially if they don't mind taking on some risk.

Councillors to hear Leeds Arena proposals this week
Initial detailed plans for the new multi-million pound Leeds Arena will be discussed by councillors this week at a special pre-application presentation....

Leeds aims for worlds longest poem
When completed it will be copied onto tape which will stretch around a major city centre venue – possibly Millennium Square. ...

Leeds shop robber jailed
By Peter Lazenby A 22-year-old man has been jailed indefinitely after firing a loaded air rifle in front of a two-year-old girl as he robbed a Leeds shop. ...

Doctor Najeeb Rahman leads Pakistan flood aid
A local doctor is coordinating relief work in Pakistan from Leeds on behalf of Doctors Worldwide. Dr Najeeb Rahman is an Accident and Emergency doctor ...

Calls made for more train carriages to ease Leeds rail overcrowding
Overcrowding on trains is one of the main concerns of Leeds rail passengers, a survey has revealed. The Yorkshire and Humber version of the rail National...

Leeds carer raped pensioner
A pervert loner who repeatedly raped a woman in her 80s who he met at church after befriending her and becoming her carer has been jailed for 16 years. ...

A Peepli Live Independence Day
PTI Flower petals fall as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (unseen) hoists the Tricolour during the 64th Independence Day function at Red Fort in New Delhi.

Leeds new look mobile library on streets
Its the last word in modern mobile library design and soon it will be rolling into neighbourhoods across Leeds. Council chiefs have unveiled a new ...

Plastics printing specialist Print-Leeds has bought the UKs first Screen Truepress Jet1600UV-F large-format digital inkjet printer on the back of growing ...

Leeds: Warning after dog in 20ft rescue drama
PET owners are being warned to keep their dogs out of the water at Leedss Roundhay Park following a dramatic rescue by firefighters. ...

Leeds today: Golden Acre picnics, hospital cuts and Otley Cattle Market
Good morning, Leeds! Hope you had a good weekend. Today Ill be looking at the call for more carriages on the regions railways, detailed plans for an ...

Leeds mosque aims to raise £10000 for Pakistan flood victims during Ramadan
Last week marked the beginning of Ramadan for Muslims. Fasting is one of the pillars of Islam and over two million Muslims in the UK will be fasting for a ...

Work to begin on cycle paths at Leeds railway station
Work is to begin at Leeds railway station to improve access for pedestrians and cyclists. Footpaths will be widened for pedestrians and a new eastbound ...

Ex-para takes challenge in memory of dad
By Lauren Oldershaw » A FORMER soldier, turned fitness instructor, has launched a memorial fundraising challenge in memory of his intrepid dad....

VAT - how it will affect the Entertainment Industry in SKN
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – AS part of the plan to reform the current taxation system, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis will implement the Value Added Tax, ...

Rupert Byron
I AM REQUESTING THAT THE CONCERNED CITIZENS MOVEMENT TAKE THE MATTER OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NEVIS ISLAND ADMINISTRATION AND UTICO TO COURT TO BE ...

Police Superintendent Joins Officers in Church Service
Over 50 officers in the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, dressed in civilian clothes and led by the outgoing Police Superintendent Nevis...

The Plight of Kidney Failure Patients - Blonnys Fight With the Condition
To stay alive, a 66-year-old Nevisian woman, Blondina Williams, affectionately called “Blonny” has to travel to Anguilla twice per week to have dialysis ...

Underwater police move in as pile of clothes found by Leeds canal
A PILE of clothes left on a fishing platform next to a Yorkshire canal has sparked an investigation by police - including underwater searches. ...

Nevis releases squad for Under-13 Tourney
By Curtis Morton, CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, August 13, 2010 (Press Release) - National Coach Stuart Williams yesterday released the 16-member squad that will ...

LIME Congratulates King Konris
Basseterre, St. Kitts - The 4-time, 4-peat calypso monarch of St. Kitts and Nevis, Konris Maynard, wrote another chapter in the history books when he ...

Student flats plans refused in Headingley
The Guardian
Contentious proposals for 154 bed spaces in a student flats development have been refused by Leeds council. Councillors sitting on yesterdays plans panel ...

Georg Silberschmidt with Miss St Kitts and Nevis, a new recruit to table tennis A population of less than 50000, the smallest sovereign nation in the Americas in both area and population; St Kitts and Nevis, is the home for an ITTF/PTT...

Last hope for Death Row woman

Jamaica Observer
LONDON, United Kingdom – British campaigners are making a last ditch attempt to stop the execution of a St Kitts and Nevis-born woman on death row in the ...

Leeds mum snared internet pervert
Yorkshire Evening Post
By Vicki Robinson A Leeds mum today told how she turned detective to trap an internet paedophile preying on her teenage daughter....

Concerns voiced over unregistered cars on Leeds roads
The Guardian
A senior Leeds councillor has spoken of his concerns over the number of untraceable vehicles that are parked illegally on Leeds roads. ...

St Kitts And Nevis Registers 1000th Vessel
The Saint Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry will be bolstered by the official launching of a new Yacht Registration Department, the inauguration ...

Calls to delay decision over old Leeds Girls High School plans
The Guardian
Headingley councillors have called on planning chiefs to take more time to consider the future of the Leeds Girls High School site - and allow for a ...

Leeds Building Society deposits hit record £7bn
Telegraph.co.uk
In the fight for customer deposits the Leeds Building Society looks to be a winner after it announced record savings balances of £7bn for the first half of ...
Leeds Building Society deposits hit record £7bn
Telegraph.co.uk

VAT is the best option for region says Caribbean Statesman Owen Arthur
ZIZ Live
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 10TH 2010 (CUOPM) – Barbados former Prime Minister and eminent Caribbean Statesman, the Right Honourable Owen Arthur, ...

Leeds parks wave seven Green Flag Awards
BBC News
There are more than 20 major parks in Leeds and lots of smaller open spaces providing urban breathing space. Green Flag Awards see the city retain seven of ...