Article: Mayoress Vera in civic street! ; Soap star is made Lady Mayoress

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 ...

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