David Spereall Local Democracy Reporter
  • Leeds
  • National World

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.

Published In

Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds Live, Yorkshire Live

766 Articles
over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Former Yorkshire Evening Post building site in Leeds to be turned into 2,000 flats and 'iconic' c...

Grand plans to redevelop the old Yorkshire Evening Post site in Leeds into more than 2,000 residential and student fl...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Case of young Leeds girl sexually abused by convicted paedophile she was placed with shows why ci...

The plight of a young Leeds girl who was sexually abused after being placed in the care of a convicted paedophile dem...

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over 1 year ago
leeds-live.co.uk

Police 'reluctant' to arrest Leeds Otley Run drinkers despite 'harassment'

The Otley Run has come under fire again

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Police 'reluctant' to arrest anti-social Otley Run pub crawlers due to shortage of officers - Lee...

Police are “reluctant” to arrest anti-social drinkers on Leeds’ Otley Run pub crawl, because they have so few officer...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds Council tax going up by 5%, street lights will be dimmed and Bonfire Night displays axed pe...

Leeds residents will see council tax rise by close to five per cent in April, after city councillors approved a new b...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds NHS apologises to Muslim and Jewish communities after delays releasing bodies from hospital...

The NHS has apologised after senior figures in Leeds’ Muslim and Jewish communities complained of delays in the relea...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Kandoo Sheepscar: Leeds shisha bar withdraws licence request after social media 'evidence' of smo...

A new Leeds shisha bar has withdrawn a licensing application after police accused it of breaking the smoking ban.

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

'70 per cent' more children taking packed lunches from home due to 'poor quality' school meals at...

Take-up of school meals in one Leeds academy has collapsed because the food is so poor, local councillors have been t...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Quality of school meals in Leeds academies criticised by council deputy leader

Take-up of school meals in one Leeds academy has collapsed because the food is so poor, local councillors have been t...

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over 1 year ago
leeds-live.co.uk

Kids swapping 'poor' school dinners for packed lunch as quality is 'so bad'

One school has seen a 70 per cent drop

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Morley bar plans could bring old Queen Street shop back into use after decades

A Morley shop unit which has laid empty for around 20 years could soon be occupied at last.

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Bison Steakhouse Leeds: Restaurant owner hits out at council after car parking knock back

The owner of a popular Leeds steakhouse has got beef with the city council, who’ve refused to let him lease a neighbo...

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