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Film Was Born

Entertainment, Features, Selina our junior reporter
In the one hundred and twenty five years since those first moving images were recorded, the world of the cinema has seen many changes. In its infancy there were the ‘silent’ actors and actresses. Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Mary Pickford and a host of other names have graced the silver…

Louis Le Prince Father Of The Cinema

Special Features
On the 13th of October 1988, a blue plaque was unveiled in Leeds on what were once the premises of Hick’s ironmongers and the British Waterways building overlooking the River Aire. The plaque commemorates the 100th anniversary of the taking of the very first moving pictures anywhere in the world.…

Leeds Schools Shine Bright

Local News
Eleven Leeds schools have been rewarded for their stellar performances reducing congestion on the city’s roads while keeping pupils fit and active. The schools achieved bronze and silver awards under the national Modeshift STARS scheme, which stands for Sustainable Travel Accreditation and Recognition for Schools. Each school reduced the number…

The Dutch and their bicycles

Local News
The Dutch are famous for their bike riding and the bicycle has become the Dutch national icon in the eyes of the world. The Netherlands is a small country with short distances between A and B. Bicycles were affordable a hundred years ago and there were more bikes than residents.…

Dutch delegation visits Leeds to gain Tour insight

Local News
A delegation of special guests from the Netherlands visited Leeds to see how the city is preparing to host the start of next year’s Tour de France. Representatives of the city of Utrecht were in Leeds on Monday on a fact-finding visit as they begin their own preparations for the…

Viper strikes in Leeds

Local News
Officers from Operation Viper arrested three people and seized 90 suspected stolen mobile phones during morning raids. A team of officers put a ring of steel around the centre of Leeds and used specialist technology to hunt for stolen goods. Officers visited shops selling phones and identified if the phone…

Money Seized To Be Invested Where?

Local News
It’s over 12 months since Mark Burns-Williamson was elected as West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner. I caught up with him recently at a meeting of the Spen Valley Area Committee at Cleckheaton Town Hall. Mr Burns-Williamson explained the enormity of the job covering a population of two million people,…

John Smeaton

Footprints In The Sands Of Time, History, Local News
John Smeaton was born on 8th June 1726 in Austhorpe, Leeds. After completing his studies at Leeds Grammar School he worked for his father who owned a law firm. From there he became a mathematical instrument maker, developing such instruments as a pyrometer and a whirling speculum (for maritime navigation).…

A Corner of Indian Excellence – Nawaz Revisited

Food And Drink, Local News
I have felt compelled to visit Nawaz Indian restaurant since reading the review in The Yorkshire Reporter back in November. When the editor mentioned she was looking around for function rooms and wanted someone to view the one at Nawaz I quickly volunteered. I mean, it would be rude to…
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