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

Shimlas Harehills: Leeds Kashmiri restaurant gets permission to open until 2am on weekends

A Kashmiri restaurant in Harehills has been given a licence to extend its opening hours past midnight on weekends, de...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Intruders caught on Leeds school field trying to 'take pictures of students' several times

Intruders have repeatedly entered the grounds of a Leeds secondary school to “gain access to” and take photos of stud...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Cost of Living Leeds: Pleas for emergency help from the poorest households doubles in one year

The number of pleas for help made to an emergency support programme for Leeds’ poorest households has more than doubl...

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over 1 year ago
leeds-live.co.uk

Muslims in Leeds say they have 'lost confidence' in face of discrimination

A new report has identified the shocking levels of abuse and discrimination Muslims face in the city

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over 1 year ago
leeds-live.co.uk

Leeds Council failed to help elderly woman with faulty stairlift

Independent investigators found Leeds City Council had failed in its duty to the woman with osteoarthritis

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Simon on the Streets Big Sleep Out: Leeds councillors to sleep rough as ‘eye-opening’ homeless ch...

A group of Leeds councillors are getting ready to sleep rough as a charity gives its supporters a taste of what is li...

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over 1 year ago
leeds-live.co.uk

Housing plan for Leeds clock tower which inspired Kaiser Chiefs song

Avant Homes could convert the well-known landmark

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Minority groups have “lost confidence” in the system says Leeds councillor as report shares real-...

A Leeds councillor says many minority groups have “lost confidence” in the system when it comes to reporting hate cri...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Frail Leeds mum forced to spend time away from home after stairlift wait

A council tenant with severe mobility issues had to spend nights away from home after she went a year without a stair...

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

"She could not cope": Leeds mum forced to wait a year for stairlift after delay from council

A council tenant with severe mobility issues had to spend nights away from home after she went a year without a stair...

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over 1 year ago
leeds-live.co.uk

Leeds Council's £20M shortfall as childcare, fuel and leisure issues bite

Council services and facilities could all be expected to make savings

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over 1 year ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

High Royds: Leeds hospital clock tower which inspired a Kaiser Chiefs song set to be redeveloped

An iconic clock tower at a former hospital, which was once the inspiration behind a Kaiser Chiefs song, could be conv...

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