User archive 2019 10 James Brown . Leeds , United Kingdom

Chris Mahone, the groom to be of Rachel Doran, got conned by her fiancé. The 32-year-old bride sent her fiancé along with his 30 friends to the Airport for their stag party. However, when the band of boys reached the Airport, they received a shock. There were no hotel or flight bookings for the group, and Rachel Doran, the 32-year old bride, had forged the flight tickets of Jet2.com. Doran, stole 360 pounds from her fiancé and all his 30 friends to book a three-day trip. 

The accused pleaded guilty on two charges of fraud by forging the tickets and stealing money. The trip was scheduled 10 days before marriage on 6th September 2017. Doran, who now has a new partner, was sentenced to a 15-month sentence behind bars. However, the court considered her bad mental health during the incident due to three miscarriages. 

New video footage is doing rounds in Leeds. On the evening of October 29, a car caught fire in Leeds. Chelsea Hammill recorded the footage of the burning vehicle. The shocking video shows a vehicle engulfed in light at the side of the road. The incident occurred during the peak traffic hours. The video taken by an eyewitness shows a massive queue of vehicles behind the burning car. The video also shows the sky of the city, which has been filled out by the dark black smoke due to the burning vehicle. The rear bumper of the car seems to by carrying a yellow taxi license. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The incident took place at around 5 pm on Beeston Road, located in the south of Leeds City Centre.

The practice of Off-rolling students from schools has come under the scanner. An influential Leeds City Council Committee will hold a full inquiry on the issue. The investigation will be scheduled due to the increasingly common policy of schools off rolling the students without excluding them formally. 

The schools make this possible by pressurizing the parents to teach their students at home or by overusing alternative provisions. In a meeting, it was revealed that the schools of the city are following the practice to boost their results. The council of students and families have decided to investigate the practice further. Earlier in the year, two reports were published, which talked about Children skipping the schools in one report, and the other story talked about school exclusions. The two reports prompted the meeting of the council. 

A recent poll was organized in the city, which asked the citizens about who should be the ideal candidate to switch the Christmas light on this year. The organization who conducted the poll thought it would be fun to do the survey after players from Leeds United confirm that they will illuminate the Leeds City Centre. Most of the people agreed with the name of players from Leeds United as they are completing their 100 years of existence. 

The decision seems sensible. However, some of the voters think that it should be the star manager Marcelo Bielsa who should switch on the lights. Few voters also believe that the star player Kalvin Phillips and members of the legendary 1970’s squad should be the one doing the honors next month. The other alternatives who got a significant number of votes were the Spice girl member from Leeds, Mel B, Boris Johnson, and even Donald Trump. Some people also voted for Josh Warrington.

The owner of Michelin star restaurant, Michael O'Hare, asked for applicants' photographs with the job application, which has caused controversy as he is now being accused of discrimination. While defending his demand, he said that he is not interested in anything else but work. He only wants them to carry plated for him. The job for which he posted an invitation for applications is to join his house team on a full-time contract, which will be for around £24,000 a year. He said that asking for a photograph with a CV is a common and popular euro practice as it makes it easier to identify people in later stages. Expect the UK and Ireland, people in other European countries send their photographs with CV.

When we talk about Christmas, we think about catching up with family and sharing smiles, but it is not the same for everyone. Across England, the people of Leeds are the biggest haters of Christmas. Around 20% of people feel hate towards the winter months because of Christmas. It is almost double the national average. 

On the other hand, the least percentage of haters live in Plymouth, where only four percent of people said that they do not want to go through December because of Christmas. In the past few decades, the festival is slowly losing its charm in Leeds, and the number of those who do not like Christmas is increasing every year. Though the reason behind being a Grinch is still not apparent, it does not seem like they are going to change minds anytime soon. 

Striker Eddie Nketiah may find his way back to north London from his loan spell at Leeds United as he is not getting the playing time he deserves in the championship. Arsenal supporters are not happy with the young starter's lack of starts at the championship club. According to the reports, he joined Marcelo Bielsa's side back in the summer on a season-long loan. 

He had a good start at Elland Road and scored four goals in the first six appearances for the club. However, since September 15th, he didn't get a chance to start in the championship. Patrick Bamford is gaining preference over Eddie even though Patrick only scored four times in his last 15 appearances. There is a clause in Nketiah's which allows Arsenal to recall him if Leeds fail to give him the expected chances to make appearances.

To take a not-so-subtle dig at Prime Minister Boris Johnson, there is a politically-charged rave happening in Leeds. The organizers said that they want people to relieve a little annoyance because of Brexit, so they have decided to organize an Fck Boris party. Leeds West Indian Centre that is located in Chapeltown is hosting the event on November 16th between 10 PM and 4 AM. The attendants will be able to enjoy some performances by local artists like Hopper, Ben Len & Leo, and Brudenell Groove. You will be charged £3 if registered, and if not, you will have to pay £5 to get an entry to the party. Though it sounds just like some people trying to have fun, the context is not something that can be ignored.

The M62 got hit by relentless rain on the afternoon of Friday. The heavy rains caused flooding in the area and forced various lanes to shut down. The situation affected the rush hour traffic at M62. The commuters struggled in their efforts and were hit by massive delays. The Met Office has put a 24-hour warning to the citizens of Leeds for rains. 

The Met Officials have warned the passengers who will be traveling. The Officials have cleared that there will be disruption in their travel plans due to the heavy rains. A yellow warning will go live until the afternoon of Saturday. The westbound lane was the first one to close after the rain started. The M62, which consists of four lanes, saw a massive queue of vehicles after the road closed, and travel time increased to up to 50 minutes.

Gravity Active Entertainment will be the newest addition in Leeds for leisure activities. The vast Gravity Park is based on the trampoline theme. The leisure center is filled with trampolines from one wall to another. The park opened on Friday night at Cardigan Fields on Kirkstall Road. Gravity is making a name in the country for its leisure centers, and the center in Leeds will be the 10th park from the organization. 

The park will look to match the success of its original sister venue in the city of Castleford. The site will be open for seven days and consists of more than 150 connected trampolines. The park also provides various foam pits and trampoline at multiple angles, which will see the customers bouncing off the walls. Another addition ‘Ultimate Wipeout Machine’ is set to unveil next week. Harvey Jenkinson, who represents Gravity Fitness, stated that they are delighted with their opening in Leeds.