David Spereall Local Democracy Reporter
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  • 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.

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Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds Live, Yorkshire Live

766 Articles
8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Russell Brand: Tracy Brabin on 'enormous courage' of women who made allegations on Channel 4 Disp...

West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has paid tribute to the “enormous courage” of the women who’ve made serious allegat...

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8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds man missed crucial email offering him council house because he 'ran out of data' on phone

A Leeds man waiting for a council house missed out on a suitable flat, because his mobile data limit meant he missed ...

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8 months ago
leeds-live.co.uk

Harehills and city centre 'worst places in Leeds' for rejected votes

This year’s elections were the first in the UK where voters needed to produce proof of their identity

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8 months ago
leeds-live.co.uk

Leeds nursery still closed after problem concrete found

Shadwell Childcare operates in the old caretaker’s bungalow at Shadwell Primary School

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8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Area of Leeds where nearly 100 residents were turned away at voting polls over ID in 'real concern'

Around one in seven Leeds voters turned away for not having valid ID at this year’s local elections were from the Gip...

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8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds Council confirms nursery building shut as 'precautionary measure' after controversial concr...

A north Leeds nursery building remains closed as a “precautionary measure” after Raac (reinforced autoclave aerated c...

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8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds police seize £4m worth of drugs from 'suspected Albanian organised crime group' in huge bust

Police in Leeds recently seized £4m worth of drugs from a suspected Albanian organised crime gang, it has emerged.

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8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds: ‘Explosion in tagging’ and graffiti in Headingley, Hyde Park and Woodhouse is ‘not a polic...

Cracking down on the growing epidemic of graffiti and so-called ‘tagging’ across Leeds is not a police priority, the ...

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8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds ULEZ: Council rules out introducing London-style ultra-low emission zone in city

Leeds City Council has ruled out introducing a London-style ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ).

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8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds Council chief pledges city 'will not be allowed' to go bankrupt like Birmingham amid huge b...

Leeds City Council will not go bankrupt like their counterparts in Birmingham, the local authority’s deputy leader ha...

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8 months ago
leeds-live.co.uk

LBA denies wanting to run 'unlimited night time flights' amid cap rule claims

Leeds Bradford Airport was found to have broken the night-time flights cap last summer

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8 months ago
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds Bradford Airport accused of trying to change cap rules for 'unlimited night time flying' in...

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has been accused of trying to effectively ditch the night-time flights cap it was found ...

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