UPDATE: 10 Attacks, 14 Arrests
The University says it considering walking people home from campus after an “unprecedented” level of brutal attacks on students this week. In the latest wave of incidents, at least 10 young people were beaten up and two students were left hospitalised after a gang of masked muggers ran riot on Wednesday night. The news comes [...]
Gang youths arrested
Police have arrested two of the masked muggers believed to have been targeting students. A 17-year-old, from Meanwood, appeared at Leeds Youth Court on Wednesday…
Jailed: Knifeman with student grudge
A court has jailed a local thug responsible for over 20 knifepoint robberies of students in Leeds. Alan Pye, 23, who was sentenced on Wednesday…
The true state of crime in Leeds
Leeds Student’s Jenny Hollander talks to local residents, the police and the Union Exec to find out just how concerned students should be about…
MP: ‘This is not the Leeds I know’
When I speak about my constituency, I do so with pride. I speak of the fantastic diversity of backgrounds and skills to be found here,…
Leeds Student goes on the beat
This week Leeds Student took to the streets with the West Yorkshire Police to experience first hand what…
Otley Run attack
A group of 19-year-olds have been attacked on a night out during an Otley Run simply because they…
Gang Targets Students
Police are hunting a gang of masked muggers that they believe are responsible for a spate of brutal…
Leeds Student Article sparks Council Petition
Peter Self, a third year POLIS student, created the online petition to the Council. Here he explains why: “The…