David Spereall Local Democracy Reporter
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David started covering Leeds City Council as a Local Democracy Reporter in 2022, having covered Wakefield for the Local Democracy Reporting Service for the previous four years. He has also worked as a journalist in Hull, Kirklees and Morley.

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Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds Live, Yorkshire Live

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Lofthouse Grange Care Home: Leeds care home resident found 'soaked in urine' days before death

An elderly care home resident was found lying “soaked in her own urine” by her family, just days before she died of p...

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Leeds City Council's youngest councillor opens up on balancing supermarket job with political life

Leeds’ youngest councillors has opened up about balancing his supermarket job with political life.

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Leeds families with special needs children 'let down' say critics of council's 'broken' system

The system for offering tailored support to children with special needs is “broken”, according to one of the council’...

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Vaping industry hits back after Leeds councillors call for plain packaging for e-cigarettes

The vaping industry says it strongly opposes plain packaging for e-cigarettes, after councillors in Leeds criticised ...

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Plans to axe Leeds train station ticket offices at Cross Gates, Garforth, Guiseley and Horsforth ...

Plans to shut ticket offices at rail stations have been hammered by West Yorkshire councillors, who’ve branded them “...

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East Leeds Flexibus service that became 'part of the community' cancelled after just 18 months

The east Leeds Flexibus, which offered passengers a taxi-style service, is being withdrawn just 18 months into a thre...

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Springwell Road Holbeck: Outrage as just 18 car parking spaces for planned 36-storey block of fla...

Plans to include just 18 car parking spaces in a proposed 36-storey block of flats have been branded “ridiculous”.

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Leeds 20-minute neighbourhood idea attacked with 'angry' comments and conspiracy theorists

“Misunderstanding” remains around the concept of 20-minute neighbourhoods, a climate emergency meeting in Leeds has b...

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Leeds council facing £1m lost earnings claim as bitter dispute with Instaplanta deepens

Leeds City Council is facing legal action from a small business, which claims the local authority has cost it more th...

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Leeds officials 'really worried' about illegal sales of vapes to underage teenagers in the city

Groups of underage teenagers are travelling into Leeds city centre specifically to buy vapes, a leading public health...

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Police divert Leeds neighbourhood officers to emergency response as demand 'trebles' in some areas

Neighbourhood police officers are being diverted to attend emergency incidents because of a huge spike in calls to We...

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Delikatesy U Gosi Beeston: Leeds shop allowed to sell alcohol until 2am after its bills quadruple

A south Leeds store has been allowed to sell alcohol for 19 hours a day after its owner said his bills had recently q...

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