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Its main competitor was the Yorkshire Evening News which folded in 1963. In 1925 the Yorkshire Evening Post produced a separate edition for South Yorkshire printed simultaneously in Doncaster. It was closed in 1970 and became the Doncaster Evening Post until it folded in 1983. In 1967 United Newspapers Ltd merged with Yorkshire Conservative ...
The newspapers of Yorkshire have a long history, stretching back to the 18th century. Regional newspapers have enjoyed varying fortunes, reflected in the large number of now-defunct papers from Yorkshire.
The company acquired the Leeds Mercury in 1923 and merged it with the Yorkshire Post in 1939. The company was renamed "Yorkshire Post Newspapers" in 1969. The first chairman was William Beckett-Denison, from a Leeds banking family (Beckett's Bank was founded in 1774 and acquired by Westminster Bank in 1921). Successive chairmen were members of ...
The newspaper broke the story of the Edward VIII abdication crisis under the editorship of Arthur Mann. [7] In 1939, The Yorkshire Post absorbed a rival, the Leeds Mercury, which was founded in 1718 and was liberal in comparison to the Leeds Intelligencer from the late 18th century, and under the editorship of Edward Baines and his son (also named Edward Baines). [8]
Marjorie was the President of The Friends of Roundhay Park, a charitable organisation formed in 1994, which is dedicated to the preservation of Roundhay Park in Leeds. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] She has also acted as a representative for the Yorkshire Evening Post in local competitions and award ceremonies.
David Oluwale (1930–1969) was a British Nigerian who drowned in the River Aire in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1969. The events leading to his drowning have been described as "the physical and psychological destruction of a homeless Black man, whose brutal and systematic harassment was orchestrated by the Leeds City Police Force."
Geoffrey grew up in Linton, West Yorkshire, [3] and was educated at Bootham School in York, [4] where he combined academic success with natural history and roof-climbing. At Caius College, Cambridge , he obtained a first in Engineering and a skiing blue , while he was also his college's Captain of Boats, and competed as a highly successful ...
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