Recently added articles from Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England):

Leeds student bids to save crayfish.

Jul 11, 2008 ... THE white-clawed crayfish clinging to life in secret stretches of Yorkshire rivers has a new champion. He intends to help the local inhabitant escape a vicious American invader: the signal crayfish which is driving it towards extinction. The larger species was ...

Muggers who attacked woman get their sentence cut.

Jul 11, 2008 ... TWO youths who mugged a North Leeds woman on her doorstep have won cuts in their sentences at London's Court of Appeal. The pair, named only as W and P for legal reasons and from the Moortown area, were given reductions in their custodial terms after judges heard that it was ...

Young police fanatic tries out his new uniform for real.

Jul 11, 2008 ... IT'S often said that policemen are getting younger ... and now here's the proof. Pint-sized Connor Shaw is just 10 years old. Of course, Connor isn't an officer just yet ... but he's clearly committed to a career on the beat. He already has the uniform - ...

Dismay at lung disease payout scheme.

Jul 11, 2008 ... CAMPAIGNERS have spoken of their disappointment after ministers unveiled proposals to pay less than [pounds sterling]5,000 to sufferers of an asbestos-related condition. A consultation paper has proposed a "no fault" payout scheme for people with pleural plaques, a scarring of ...

Auction for menu signed by golf great.

Jul 11, 2008 ... HE was one of golf's first household names who cut a dashing figure in the depression era. Henry Cotton was just a rising star when he came to Leeds to play in the first Ryder Cup in Britain. But, with his handsome looks and love of champagne, caviar and bespoke ...

Leeds street dug up 12 times over gas leak.

Jul 11, 2008 ... Residents are kicking up a stink over a gas leak which they say has seen their street dug up 12 TIMES in as many years. Apart from being fed up with the traffic problems created, frustrated neighbours on Copley Lane in the Robin Hood area of Leeds fear for their safety every ...

Bin tax 'unworkable' says council leader.

Jul 11, 2008 ... THE leader of Kirklees Council says Government plans for a bin tax are unworkable. Tory Coun Robert Light slammed the idea as a "stealth tax" saying it would harm the environment. "Instead the Government should be working with councils to introduce incentives to ...

LET US PLAY: [pounds sterling]3,500 bill for summer games on Leeds play area.

Jul 11, 2008 ... Youngsters in one of Leeds's most deprived neighbourhoods are being denied access to a [pounds sterling]130,000 play area. The games area is on the playing fields of the former Miles Hill Primary School on the Beckhill estate, Meanwood and has been shut since the school closed ...

Drugs Valentine 'was posted to former cellmate'.

Jul 11, 2008 ... A FORMER inmate at a women's prison smuggled drugs hidden behind a bear on a Valentine card delivered to an ex-cellmate, a jury has been told. Paul Farrow, prosecuting at Stafford Crown Court, said 43-year-old prisoner Bridget Wilkinson's DNA was found on the gum of an envelope ...

Children's show Milkshake set to shake up Leeds theatre.

Jul 11, 2008 ... FIVE'S hit children's TV show Milkshake! have a massive treat for all their young fans - they are coming to Leeds this weekend with all of their fun friends! Favourites such as Noddy, Rupert Bear, Little Princess, Fifi Forget-Me-Not and Mr Bump are all set for three shows at the ...

Police hunt Leeds park pervert.

Jul 11, 2008 ... A PERVERT who flashed at a woman walking her dog in a Leeds park is being hunted. Today police seeking the man who confronted the woman in The Hollies, Weetwood, have issued an E-fit likeness, right, of the man suspected of indecently exposing himself on June 17. ...

Leeds lap dancing outrage.

Jul 11, 2008 ... SCORES of people have added their support to a campaign backed by Leeds City Council to class lap dancig clubs as 'sex encounter establishments.' The campaign is seeking to end the licensing of lap dancing clubs as cafes. Now local members of human rights group ...

Kaiser Chiefs present sports award at former school.

Jul 11, 2008 ... CHART toppers Kaiser Chiefs stopped off at their former school to present a poignant award for sporting excellence. Simon Rix, Nick Baines and Nick Hodgson joined pupils and staff at St Mary's Catholic Comprehensive in Menston, Leeds, yesterday The trio presented the ...

'No lights' car smash driver dies.

Jul 11, 2008 ... A DRIVER who crashed in Leeds after reportedly overtaing a police car at speed without lights has died in hospital. Thomas Walsh, 26, who hit a lamppost at Roundhay, Leeds, early on Sunday morning, died in hospital between Tuesday and Wednesday. The police car ...

Leeds road closed following smash.

Jul 11, 2008 ... RUSH-HOUR commuters faced delays today after a road crash closed a key route into the centre of Leeds. The A58 Whitehall Road was shut in both directions near its junction with Lawns Lane in New Farnley after the collision at about 6am. The accident involved a ...

Body had 'feet and hands bound'.

Jul 11, 2008 ... A MAN'S partially-clothed body was found at a "dumping site" with its hands and feet bound, a court heard. A man's partially-clothed body was found at a "dumping site" with its hands and feet bound, a court heard. Four Leeds men are standing trial at Leeds Crown Court ...

MIKE TOMLINSON'S BLOG: Jane's Appeal End to End Challenge 2008.

Jul 11, 2008 ... THE husband and daughter of campaigner Jane Tomlinson today embarked upon a charity bike ride in her memory. Mike Tomlinson and daughter Rebecca are repeating one of the events which first catapulted the cancer heroine to public attention. They are cycling the ...

Stabbed mother pleaded with her attacker.

Jul 11, 2008 ... A MOTHER was repeatedly stabbed in her own home as she pleaded with her knife attacker: "Think of the baby". Denisha Sterling, 23, ignored victim Abi Oshodi's pleas and told her "I am going to kill you." Sterling had gone to Miss Oshodi's home on Bramton Row, ...

Rage of teacher who bullied a biker.

Jul 11, 2008 ... A TEACHER who repeatedly shunted a businessman's motorbike while in a rush to get to work in Leeds has been handed a driving ban and hefty fine. Christopher Parker, 56, bumped his Volvo into Robert Hill's BMW bike up to three times on Spen Lane, Leeds. Parker was ...

Images of jazz legends going on display.

Jul 11, 2008 ... UNFORGETTABLE images of musical greats including Nat King Cole and Sammy Davis Jnr that were taken by a Leeds snapper are to go on display in the city. The black and white photos are the work of Terry Cryer, once described as "The Dean of UK jazz and blues photographers". ...