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Household cleaners: Penny-pinching tips from the ‘Auld Git’
What alternatives are there to chemical shop-bought household cleaners? Armley-based community reporter Susan Denton’s second ‘penny-pinching’ column has some...
21 July 2019
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Mark’s History: Cabbage Hill and its amazing views
A friend said they had seen a post on the West Leeds Walks Facebook group about a place called...
21 July 2019
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Mark’s History: Hill Top Jewish Cemetery and the coal pits
The Hill Top Jewish Cemetery off Gelderd Road was opened in 1873, writes Mark Stevenson. At the time it...
14 July 2019
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Yorkshire Woman’s Penny Pinching: Money-saving environmentally friendly tips from an ‘Auld Git’
How can you save your small area of the planet and the money in your pocket too? Armley-based community...
14 July 2019
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Mark’s History: Kirkstall aviation pioneer’s great achievements
I went up to Bramham Estate on the outskirts of Leeds only to find it was closed, writes Mark...
7 July 2019
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Anne’s Patch: The mice ate the beans!
Allotmenteering has a learning curve, sometimes I think it’s never going to stop curving upwards, writes Anne Akers. Every...
7 July 2019
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My love of Post Hill and its history
Post Hill has a rich history – and a special place in the heart of West Leeds Dispatch editor...
4 July 2019
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West Leeds Dispatch and the importance of community news
It’s been a difficult decade for local journalism in Leeds, but particularly challenging over the past eight months or...
30 June 2019
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Mark’s History: Wall graffiti and demolition of Armley Hall
Armley Hall was built sometime in the 1400s and demolished in the 1960s when the council got their hands...
30 June 2019
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Mark’s History: Burley Bar’s Stone’s crucial role in Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages Leeds as we know it was about the size of town and anyone wanting to...
23 June 2019