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Article: Mayoress Vera in civic street! ; Soap star is made Lady Mayoress
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- May 23, 2000
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CORONATION Street star Liz Dawn has been made lady mayoress of
her home city.
Better known as loudmouth Vera Duckworth, she joined Lord Mayor
Bernard Atha at a ceremony at Leeds Civic Hall to accept their new
positions.
Mr Atha, who with the actress set up the Liz Dawn Cancer Appeal
four years ago, chose her to be his mayoress in recognition of her
outstanding charity work in the city.
He said: 'Liz was the ideal choice. She is a Leeds girl who has
had so much success, but has never forgotten her roots and she ...