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Congestion Reducing Plan Set For Green-Light

Local News
Council leaders are set to give the go ahead to a further congestion-busting scheme. Plans to introduce traffic lights at Rodley roundabout on the outer ring road at a cost of £3.5million are set to get a green-light. The roundabout is a key site in reducing congestion in the Rodley…

Recycled Fashion Helps Homeless

Charity, Local News
St George’s Crypt’s charity shop on Armley Town Street hosted a fundraising fashion show. The show was the brainchild of Christine Lane, Retail Sector Manager, and has been months in planning. Using clothes chosen from those donated to St George’s Crypt the volunteers recycled them into five categories ranging from…

The Best of British – Leeds Male Voice Choir

Local News
Flying the Flag in Leeds! Leeds Male Voice Choir have been enjoying their most successful year in decades and are set to perform a spectacular British themed summer concert at Leeds Minster on Saturday 14 June. The choir will mark the centenary of the First World War with a number…

The Yorkshire Reporter Out and About

Local News, What's On
The Battle of Towton Commemorative Event on the 13th of April was attended by our team. We had a stall handing out papers and it was great to see so many of our readers there. The feedback we received from them was fantastic. The Towton Battlefield Society hosted a fabulous…

Barwick-In-Elmet And The Maypole

Local News
The villagers of Barwick in Elmet will be celebrating the tri-ennial Spring Bank Holiday raising of their eighty six foot high maypole on May 26th when people from all over will come along to enjoy this once every three year event. The festivities include the crowning of the May Queen…

The History Of Pawnbroking

Features
Pawnbroking is not a new concept. Most of us have grown up knowing what a pawnbroker is, even if we do not understand fully how it works. I’m guessing however, that the majority of you did not know that pawnbroking can be traced back over 3000 years to China and…

The Modern Face Of Pawnbroking

Business Reviews, Features
Brown & Gold Pawnbrokers is owned by Chris Brown, a 6th generation Pawnbroker, with the first business in his family dating back to 1840. This family business was sold in 2007, but with pawnbroking very much in Chris Brown’s blood, he decided to start up his own company in 2010.…

10 changes to employment law you need to know about!

Let's Talk Legal
On 6 April 2014, various changes were implemented into the sphere of employment law, all of which have the potential to affect employers and their employees. Here are 10 important changes that you need to know about: 1. Amendments to TUPE – Post transfer pension contributions The Occupational Pension Schemes…

The Property Game

Let's Talk Legal
The world of property can often be a daunting one. Whether to buy or rent, what area to go for and how best to sell your home in an ever changing market are regular dilemmas faced by us when considering where and how we live. Here, we look at some…
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