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Revealed: Leeds Rhinos' top-21 overseas signings of the Super League era
Joe Lavery – a member of the first New Zealand touring side – was the first import to join Leeds, making his debut in 1907. Since then, players from Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands and France have followed his footsteps to AMT Headingley. Every Rhinos squad of the summer era, which began in 1996, has included its own quota of overseas recruits, with varying degrees of success. Here, in reverse order, is the YEP’s list of the 21 best foreign players to feature for...
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Leeds Festival 2024: Festival founder Melvin Benn talks new stage and acts ahead of Bramham Park event
With less than 100 days to go until the likes of Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 take to the stage at Bramham Park outside Leeds, the founder of the festival today (Monday, May 20) took the opportunity to announce a new stage as he talked about this year’s edition of Leeds Festival. Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, who organises Leeds and its twin festival Reading, visited the country house at Bramham Park to talk about how work for this year’s event is coming...
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Kate Moss set to launch a new makeup range that will rival Victoria Beckham Beauty (cloned)
Fashion and beauty fans this is not a drill! Kate Moss is set to launch a brand new makeup range that will rival fashion designer Victoria Beckham’s makeup collection. According to documents obtained by The Mirror Kate Moss, 50, logged a trademark application in December and was given the go ahead in March. This means that she can now sell beauty products such as lip gloss, mascara, eyeshadow and blush. This comes after the fashion icon’s lifestyle brand ‘Cosmoss’ was dubbed a flop. In April...
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Leeds United sent encouraging play-off final omen as Daniel Farke warning proved correct twice
Leeds United will hope to avoid a repeat of history when they face Southampton in the Championship play-off final on Sunday - in more ways than one. History has not been kind to Leeds when it comes to the play-offs, with five previous attempts all ending in heartbreak via just about every avenue. Defeats have been equally painful whether in the semi-final, final or even the 1987 final replay defeat against Charlton, which followed a two-legged final. The weight of those previous shortcomings...
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Seacroft shooting: Police issue update as 19-year-old arrested for attempted murder after Leeds shooting
He was arrested, on suspicion of attempted murder and firearms offences, shortly before 3pm yesterday when armed officers stopped a vehicle in Torre Lane, Harehills. The man remains in custody in relation to an incident in Mardale Crescent, Seacroft, on Monday, May 13, where a 34-year-old man received a gunshot wound to the face. He was also arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life in relation to an incident in Hawkins Drive, Woodhouse, on Thursday, May 9,...
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Leeds United kit confirmed for Championship play-off final clash vs Southampton
Leeds United will wear their famous all-white kit for Sunday’s Championship play-off final after being confirmed as the ‘home’ team. Daniel Farke’s men face Southampton at Wembley with an instant return to the Premier League up for grabs as both sides look to join Leicester City and Ipswich Town in the top-flight. The newly-relegated pair finished third and fourth respectively during the regular campaign. It is those league finishes that decide who will wear what kit in the final, with the...
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Huge blow for Leeds Rhinos as key player to miss rest of 2024 Super League season
The club today (Monday) confirmed forward Morgan Gannon won’t play a competitive game this year because of concussions suffered in pre-season. The 20-year-old was initially stood down for three months after failing head injury assessments in successive practice matches against Wakefield Trinity on Boxing Day and Hull KR in February. He missed Rhinos’ final two games of 2021 - including the Grand Final - with a similar issue and had a long spell out of action after another concussion last term....
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M1 Wakefield: Police issue appeal after man in 20s killed in motorway crash near Leeds
The Major Collision and Enquiry Team (MCET) would like to speak with anyone who saw or has footage of a collision on the M1 northbound towards Leeds at about 8.25pm on Sunday, May 19. A full investigation is ongoing into the circumstances of the incident. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “It occurred after a grey Ford Ranger collided with the central reservation after crossing lanes as it approached the entrance slip way of junction 41. “Emergency services attended but sadly the...
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Boggart Hill Road Seacroft: Man arrested after 17-year-old boy seriously injured in Leeds crash
At 3pm on Sunday (May 19), police were called to a road traffic collision involving an off-road motorbike and a car in Boggart Hill Road, Seacroft. The rider of the bike, a 17-year-old male, received serious injuries. He is continuing to receive treatment in hospital and his condition is not considered life threatening. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “The injured male had been travelling in convoy with another off-road bike prior to the collision. “Both bikes had been removed from...
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Leeds duo on mission to tackle “hidden environmental cost” of websites
madeby.studio was founded by University of Leeds graduates Matt Wheeler and Sam Taylor five years ago. “Perhaps naively we used to try to do absolutely everything,” Wheeler says. “We took on any project that looked interesting but then six months after starting Covid happened.” After seeing through the pandemic, Wheeler and Taylor decided to pivot the company. “We sat down and asked ourselves ‘What’s our purpose as a company?’,” Wheeler says. “And that led us down the sustainability route –...
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New partnership set to support firm's IT services growth
The partnership with the UK-based telecom group will further enhance NG Bailey’s delivery of end-to-end communications solutions for clients across a range of sectors including healthcare, leisure and logistics. It will also support the further growth of the business by bringing in an estimated £500,000 of new business opportunities per year. Set to run until December 2025, this agreement will boost NG Bailey’s SD-WAN and cloud-based unified communications offering and support the team’s...
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Put a spring in your step this May half-term at Eden Camp
Taking place from 25 May to 2 June 2024, these educational hands-on workshops will cover topics such as Slime Workshops, WW1 Cooking, Willow Weaving Workshop, and Peg Planes Arts & Crafts: D-Day Code Cracker Trail: Everyday between 25 May to 2 June Embark on a thrilling D-Day Code Breaker Trail designed just for kids! Join the ranks of history's finest code breakers as you decipher a secret message and learn about the D-Day landings 80 years on. Break the code and receive a prize! Arts and...