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Yorkshire Voice countdown begins!

By Mike Best

Postgraduate journalism students at Leeds Trinity University are counting down to the start of the award-winning Yorkshire Voice production.

From today (Monday July 6th) the nine students will be producing a live web page, and each week day from Monday July 20th to Friday July 31st they will also be producing a rolling TV news bulletin and a fifteen-minute news magazine programme called Yorkshire Voice.

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Return of the Mac

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By Michael Berriman

Fleetwood Mac entertained more than 10,000 fans to a rendition of their timeless classics in Leeds last night.

The iconic five-piece thrilled fans in a packed-out First Direct Arena with a succession of hits including ‘Dreams’, ‘Big Love’, ‘Don’t Stop’ and ‘Go Your Own Way’.

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Mobility scooter fire in Ilkley forces elderly residents to evacuate

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By Elizabeth Archer

A blaze forced elderly residents in Ilkley out of their homes last night (Monday) after a mobility scooter caught fire in the garage of a block of flats for the over 55s.

Four fire engines, three police vans and two ambulances attended the fire at Leconfield House on Springs Lane after numerous calls to the emergency services.

Shocked residents were sheltered by staff at the Tesco supermarket across the road, while firefighters used to hose reels and breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.

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