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  • Rawdon residents have dim view of lights switch

    A council scheme to replace around 80,000 old street lights throughout Leeds has caused anger among Rawdon residents who say they are being sited too close to their home. People in the Layton Park Drive area say new lampposts which have been put up have

  • Yeadon rower and crew make it to Caribbean

    Yeadon adventurer Ben Thack-wray is back on dry land after rowing across the Atlantic. He was part of a five-man crew who set off from the Canary Islands on December 23 in a bid to break the world record for rowing the Atlantic. Their dreams of achieving

  • Buses diverted after wind blows down Menston fence

    BUSES had to be diverted past Menston yesterday after high winds blew a fence down on a road. Severe gusts of wind on Thursday morning blew down fencing at the junction of Station Road and Bradford Road, blocking one of the main bus routes into and

  • Menston school is host to African visitors

    The relationship between sport and education was the focus of a visit from a South African Minister of Education this week when she was given a tour of a Wharfedale secondary school. Mrs Ina Cronje and some of her key delegates were invited to attend