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 2 years ago
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West Yorkshire bus cuts: All the routes being changed by Arriva

Passengers are unhappy at losing some of the key services

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over 2 years ago
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The staggering cost of school uniform in Yorkshire

Schools have been accused of not doing enough to keep prices low, with many insisting on branded clothes bought from ...

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over 2 years ago
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Commuter misery as Arriva announces more cuts to bus services

Four bus routes around Wakefield, Batley and West Yorkshire are for the chop

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over 2 years ago
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Anger as Pontefract rail cuts 'wouldn't happen in Harrogate'

Covid-related staff absences have forced Northern to scale back its Yorkshire services

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over 2 years ago
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Anger over 'scandalous' land management charges on new build estates

Jack Hemingway said he had to pay for permission to sell his property on top of maintenance fees

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over 2 years ago
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Councils’ 'Monopoly-board purchases' may soon be a thing of the past

A rule change could stop councils borrowing cash for money-making investment deals

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over 2 years ago
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Wakefield council tax set to go up and here's what it would pay for

'The government is pulling the rug from under our feet'

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over 2 years ago
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Quarter of pupils excluded from one school in a single year

Outwood Academy Hemsworth says it is working with the police, psychologists and a therapy dog to improve things

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over 2 years ago
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Threatening 'neighbour from hell' evicted from Wakefield home

Police were called to the Featherstone property 30 times before the culprit was finally removed

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over 2 years ago
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Two taxi drivers lose licences in separate attacks on the public

One directed his road rage towards a female driver while the other beat two pub goers

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