A fire broke out at Hill’s Furniture Store near the Corn Exchange in Leeds City centre on Friday evening. The fire is believed to have started at around 4.30pm, shortly after the shop closed for […]
Interview ‘The 56’ director, Matt Stevens-Woodhead
Image: Joseph Priestley As Bradford City prepares to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of a fire that killed 56 people, a young theatre company based in Yorkshire is re-telling the tragedy through the eyes of those who […]
Suspect of Majestyk fire denies arson in court
A suspect appeared in Leeds Magistrates Court this morning to deny starting the fire that partially damaged the iconic Majestic nightclub last Tuesday night. 32-year old Stuart James Jefferson, from Leeds, pleaded not guilty while […]
UPDATED: Man arrested following blaze in Leeds city centre
A 32-year old man has been arrested following a fire which caused damages to the building formerly known as the Majestyk nightclub in Leeds City Centre. The fire started in the early hours of Wednesday […]
Firefighters tackle blaze in Hyde Park street
The fire brigade rushed to attend a fire in a residential street in Hyde Park on Tuesday. Onlookers were forced to dial 999 in Harold Grove, a residential street in the student area of Hyde […]
News | Nottingham University building ablaze
Firefighters are dealing with a blaze at Nottingham University. The fire is suspected to have started in the Glaxo Smith Kline building on the University’s Jubilee campus. According to a spokesperson the area is currently […]
News | Fiery furniture ignites anger
A fire in Hyde Park has left students feeling unsafe in their homes. Muzammil Ali, a PHd student in Chemical Engineering, was in a neighbouring house when a fire was started on a sofa outdoors […]
News | Students left shaken by Woodhouse fire
Fire fighters were called to the scene of a blaze on Monday night as a home in Woodhouse went up in flames. The house on the corner of Quarry Mount Street was set alight in […]
News | Arsonists torch five cars overnight
Five cars have been set ablaze in Hyde Park in one night during a multiple arson attack. Firefighters were called to the junction of Edwin Road and Regent Terrace to battle three car fires. The […]
News | Students complain of unsafe houses
Students are complaining to the Council about their homes being unsafe, LS can reveal. This year the Council has carried out 136 prosecutions in the private rented sector. LS recently exposed a case involving a […]
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 […]
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 […]