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

Leeds councillor accused of 'talking rubbish about rubbish' after missed bin collection comments

A senior Leeds councillor has insisted he “stands by” comments that he made blaming some missed bin collections on th...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Furious Yorkshire A&E nurse gets standing ovation after telling Leeds Tories to ‘hang your heads ...

An A&E nurse taking part in the current strikes received a standing ovation after furiously telling Leeds Conservativ...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Council defends Leeds 2023 year of culture spending in face of 'vanity project' criticism

Council chiefs have defended public spending on the Leeds 2023 Year of Culture after one critic branded it an “expens...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds primary schools take financial hit as reception places go begging

Nearly 15 per cent of primary school starter places across Leeds have gone unfilled this academic year, it’s been rev...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds City Council parking: New 40p-an-hour charges and cashless payment for parks would 'discrim...

Leeds City Council has been told that forcing drivers to pay for parking through an app would “discriminate” against ...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds doctor links 'frightening' child obesity figures to fast food outlets in deprived areas

Figures showing more than a quarter of Year 6 pupils in Leeds are obese have been described as “frightening”, by a re...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Complaints response ‘abysmal’ as Leeds City Council says staff are overworked

Leeds City Council’s response time to complaints in some departments has been labelled “absolutely abysmal” by a loca...

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over 1 year ago
leeds-live.co.uk

'Overwhelmed' Leeds Council slammed for 'abysmal' complaints responses

Bins in particular were called out as an issue

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Universal Credit: Leeds councillors and charities urge Government to scrap the five-week wait for...

Charity bosses and council leaders across Leeds have signed a letter calling on the government to scrap the five-week...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin backs controversial plans for new parking charges in Leeds

West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has backed controversial plans to charge drivers for using Leeds’ parks and green s...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

False chimneys on new homes in Wetherby branded 'dangerous' by Leeds campaigners

False chimneys on new homes in Wetherby are unnecessary and will put people in danger, according to campaigners.

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds City Council data reveals shoppers spurn city centre early in the week

Workers and shoppers are becoming a far rarer sight in Leeds city centre on Mondays, compared with the rest of the week.

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