Student homes evacuated in suspected arson attack
2.11.12 Students had to be evacuated from their homes after fire engulfed a property in a suspected arson attack. The Fire service was called to the address in Hartley Crescent in Woodhouse just before 9pm on Tuesday evening. It is understood that the fire brigade arrived to find the first floor room at the [...]
Fire extinguished in Back Room deal
Fire nightclub has been allowed to keep its licence after promises from new owners that they will turn the club around. The club, which is on Call Lane, had its licence reviewed after a string of attacks and criminal offences including stabbings. The Council’s Licensing Committee convened at Civic Hall earlier this [...]
Club faces closure after violent attacks
Club Fire faces having its licence revoked after a string of attacks and criminal offences at the club. West Yorkshire Police have requested that Leeds City Council licensing committee review Fire’s licence “on the grounds of the prevention of crime and disorder”. The police claim there has been an increase in crime at the student [...]
Engineers evacuated over fire scare
Staff and students were evacuated from all four engineering buildings yesterday afternoon, as smoke filled the basement of the Civil Engineering department. Smoke was spotted at 1.50pm on Monday afternoon with University security staff and fire wardens arriving on the scene to evacuate people from the Mechanical and Civil Engineering buildings, closely followed by Electrical [...]
Burnt to a crisp
Hyde Park takeaway Crispy’s has been forced to close due to a fire on the premises.
The Low Down – Bonfire Bants
As I’m frequently told by racists, homophobes and cowboy tradesmen, we live in a time of political correctness and health and safety gone mad. In light of this, many of the Bonfire night traditions we still hold dear are refreshingly old-school and a hark back to simpler times. A prime example being that the main [...]