Posts by yorkshire reporter

Mysterious dinosaur footprints have appeared on the streets of Leeds and it can now be revealed that they belong to UK’s largest animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex which has ventured into the city centre, which measures 8 metres tall and 18 metres long. The huge T-Rex, which not only moves but roars,…

White Rose Shopping Centre has teamed up with Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations to unveil Yorkshire’s first ever Gromit Unleashed trail in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the opening of The Village, White Rose’s new leisure extension. Fans of the clay animation series Wallace and Gromit can enjoy a treasure…

Horsforth has successfully renewed Fairtrade town status for two years, following its ongoing commitment to promoting Fairtrade principles.  New signs, courtesy of Horsforth Town Council have been sited and the steering group plan to promote Fairtrade to more community groups and businesses in the area by taking part in campaigns,…

The achievements of Leeds’s first world boxing champion Josh Warrington have been recognised with a special civic reception hosted by the Lord Mayor, Cllr Graham Latty. Joining the Lord Mayor at Leeds Civic Hall to celebrate Josh’s momentous world title win at his beloved Elland Road in May, were family…

A survey conducted by the Born Free Foundation has revealed that 4,798 dangerous wild animals are being privately kept in Great Britain – 93 of which are living in Yorkshire. Now the international wildlife charity is petitioning the UK Government to immediately review the law, and put a stop to…

Visit Leeds have announced that data from the recent STEAM survey, which measures the economic impact of the tourism industry in the UK, recorded that Leeds welcomed 29.01 million tourism visits in 2017, a 6.3% increase from 2016. As the city approaches yet another year of world-class events in 2019…