Posts by Yorkshire Reporter
Council Housing Scheme Is A Home WinFor Tenants And Local Community
Work on a new housing development has reached a key milestone as Leeds City Council continues to create high-quality affordable homes for local people. The development – which will provide a total of 55 council houses and bungalows – began taking shape in the Ambertons area of Gipton in late…
£1.5 Million Flood Resilience Scheme Protecting Over 300 Homes And Businesses Is Complete
Sheepscar Beck is an historic watercourse that runs through the north of Leeds City Centre. Essential refurbishment works have been undertaken there to enhance flood resilience for over 250 businesses and 50 residential properties in Sheepscar and Mabgate. The age of the beck stone and brickwork and the presence of…
Plans To Boost Walking, Wheeling And Cycling In West Yorkshire Take A Step Forward
Safer routes to schools and improvements to greenways and towpaths are amongst plans to boost active travel in West Yorkshire. It is part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s ongoing commitment to get more people walking, wheeling and cycling in the region. The Combined Authority recently received a £12.8 million…
As Summer Waves A Sad ‘Goodbye’,Harvest Your Apples And Make A Pie
Everything in the garden seems to be slowing down, in fact I noticed last month that a number of the trees in the garden were starting to drop their leaves, this is quite common where we have had a prolonged dry spell. Trees can go into an early dormancy and…
Treat People How You’d Like to Be Treated Yourself
Every year, we’re lucky enough to receive so many letters and cards of thanks from our customers. Reading them makes me feel incredibly proud of what we do. Most of the kind words are about the service people receive, especially from our financial services customers who often come to us…
SEPTEMBER 2025
Summer is always a very quiet time in the shop, with school holidays and people going away, but it has its advantages in that we do get people coming into the shop who are visiting relatives or on holiday. I have had visitors of various nationalities including Australians, Americans and…
September Music Scene In Leeds
BY STUART GLOSSOP Blondshell (Sabrina Teitelbaum) released her eagerly awaited sophomore album, ‘If You Asked For a Picture’, in May via Partisan Records. It sees Teitelbaum once again teaming up with producer Yves Rothman to craft a collection as potent and emotionally charged as her acclaimed 2023 debut. The album…
Northern Ballet’s ‘Merlin’ Leeds Grand Theatre
Northern Ballet’s spellbinding Merlin – an epic adventure of hope, heartache, love and magic, heads to Leeds (13 – 20 September) as part of a nationwide tour. Breathing new life into the origin story of this legendary character, this dazzling production explores how the young and inexperienced sorcerer mastered his…
DOGFEST – Harewood House
DogFest, in partnership with Agria Pet Insurance comes to Harewood House. The ultimate festival for dog lovers celebrates the special bond between dogs and their owners and sees dog lovers enjoy a weekend of festival fun. First held in 2014, the event has grown into a nationwide series across seven…