Plans for North of England Olympics bid officially backed by government

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/17/plans-north-england-olympics-bid-officially-backed-government-28404908/

Main road into major UK airport closed over half-term sparking holiday chaos

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/16/main-road-major-uk-airport-closed-half-term-sparking-holiday-chaos-28394392/

Track the latest Van Scrap Prices UK 2026! 🚛💨

Get a fair, weight-based valuation for your commercial vehicle from UKMotorBuyers.

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Leeds Knitters Spread Comfort With More Than 1,500 Prayer Shawls

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewspost.co.uk/leeds-knitters-spread-comfort-with-more-than-1-500-prayer-shawls/

Farke says #Leeds must match his ambition

Leeds head coach Daniel Farke says he is "not the right choice" to remain in charge of the club if they fail to match his ambition in the summer.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cz92jk2p0k1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

(c) #BBC #News #Sport #Football

Maddison says referees are petrified of making decisions

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison suggests referees are "petrified" to make decisions after being denied an injury-time penalty against #Leeds.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g4kj53zq0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Photo of the Day 12th May 2026.

Wil Thomson, bassist with Manchester Indie-darlings Sandbox, at The Vine, Leeds, 28th March 2006.

3 photos behind the link.
https://madcam.co.uk/2026/05/12/photo-of-the-day-12th-may-2026/

#Leeds #TheVine #Sandbox #WilThomson #bass #ManchesterBands #YorkshireMusic #LiveMusic #photography

Devils, Rats and Piggies: A Special Message from Godzilla by the Mekons, released in 1980 on Red Rhino.

Review by Chris Nickson

Even though they began in the Leeds punk scene, the Mekons never sat comfortably in the straitjacket of punk, and by 1980 they'd largely broken out of it,..The Mekons were lyrically enigmatic, with an overall sound that veered toward the avant-garde (and echoing early Cure on the deliberately mundane "Chopper Squad"), while becoming more aware of the past (a bizarre rendering of "The Trimdon Grange Explosion"). It's interesting, too, that this was recorded at one of England's leading folk studios. In many ways it helps set the scene for the rest of the Mekons' career -- challenging, sometimes awkward, sometimes funny (like "John Barry"), occasionally amateurish, but always interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddmMVUOfnTM&list=PLFvqccCja67tdQ6Uc4Ur1BLGsEeElsPx7&index=1

#TheMekons #Punk #PostPunk #Leeds #BillLeader #Music