By Mike Berriman
Riot police were forced to separate fans at the end of Leeds United’s pre-season friendly with Eintracht Frankfurt after trouble broke out between supporters.
Local police reported that 20 arrests – of both Leeds and Frankfurt fans – were made following the match in Salzburg which ended in a 2-1 victory for the German Bundesliga side.
Read More »Trouble between fans overshadows Leeds United friendly in Salzburg
By Mike Berriman
Leeds United will kick off their preseason tour of Austria and Norway tonight with a match against Bundesliga outfit Eintract Frankfurt in Salzburg.
New signing Chris Wood is still out with a hamstring injury but should be fit for Saturday’s fixture against TSG Hoffenheim.
A family, including an 11 month old baby, escaped a house blaze yesterday after a chip pan caught fire while they slept.
Dad David Parker, 56, was knocked out by the smoke as he dozed in the living room after cooking fish and chips in the kitchen at around 1am.
Daughter Emma Parker, 18, was upstairs asleep when she woke to crackling and smashing sounds downstairs, and saw smoke rising into her room. Read More »UPDATED VIDEO :Baby girl and puppy rescued from Gipton house blaze
by Mike Berrimen
A pensioner is seriously ill in hospital after being trapped between two parked cars on Friday.
John Watts, 68, was walking behind his car, which rolled back and trapped him between that and another unoccupied car.Read More »Ilkley pensioner seriously injured after being trapped between two cars
by Elizabeth Archer
An arson attack on a derelict school in Leeds has caused extensive damage after flames spread throughout the listed building.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the offenders broke into the old Upper Wortley Primary School building, on Ashley Road, on Saturday evening around 6pm.
Read More »Arson attack damages listed school building in Wortley
by Lisa Bradley
A new £1.4m fire station was opened in Rothwell yesterday.
The Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Michael Fox, was guest of honour at the event and called the new £1.4m facility “fantastic”.Read More »New £1.4m fire station in Rothwell logs 180 incidents since going live
by Lisa Bradley
A brawl between two women spilled from a Leeds train onto the railway station platform earlier this month, and police are appealing for witnesses.
A woman had large clumps of her hair pulled out during the fight which happened between Leeds and Dewsbury.Read More »Brawl on Leeds train left a woman with large clumps of hair missing
by Hayley Longster
Eight of Leeds’ most talented young performers will star in a one-off showcase at the West Yorkshire Playhouse tonight, in an event which aims to give exposure to artists from ethnic minorities.Read More »Time to shine for ethnic minority performers at Leeds theatre
by Elizabeth Archer
A number of fawns have been born at Lotherton Hall in Leeds this month, much to the delight of visitors and staff alike.
The new arrivals can be seen from the deer hide on the estate, as well as from Lotherton Hall’s special trial walk, which has been renovated by volunteers during spring.Read More »Fawns born at Lotherton Hall, Leeds