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[fieldofclothofgold]

Leeds never gets any govt grants the reason it was told it was more prosperous and succesful than the the other cities and towns that recieve such grants .
so what it has been refused it has managed without ,and what it has got its has achieved it by itself

[markleeds]

Leeds is one big student residents now!

[fieldofclothofgold]

Leeds is one big student residents now!

correct ,the used to be great headingley suburb has been almost spoiled by the posh home county horsey boys and girls

[Wolford6]

the used to be great headingley suburb has been almost spoiled by the posh home county horsey boys

http://www.thesun.co...icle1707367.ece

[Bob8]

Leeds never gets any govt grants the reason it was told it was more prosperous and succesful than the the other cities and towns that recieve such grants .
so what it has been refused it has managed without ,and what it has got its has achieved it by itself

"Eeeh! You have all had it easy, not like when I were a lad! Honest hard work, sweat of my brow" writes Yorkshireman.

[Methven Hornet]

It's a while since I lived there, but unless they've built on it, Queens Park is not far from the city centre, heading north along Rochdale road. A bit further north and you will find Bogart Hole Clough, another fine park I remember from my childhood.

Another fine, if muddy, cross-country venue!

[JohnM]

Leeds never gets any govt grants.... what it has got its has achieved it by itself

not quite.

in 2010/2011 Leeds City Council will receive £185 million in Government Capital Grants and £34 million Revenue Support Grant.

[Wolford6]

in 2010/2011 Leeds City Council will receive £185 million in Government Capital Grants and £34 million Revenue Support Grant.

Yes, but Manchester's getting new fences for all its gypsy sites.

[terrywebbisgod]

Yes, but Manchester's getting new fences for all its gypsy sites.

That's Manchester fenced off then isn't it?

[fieldofclothofgold]

not quite.

in 2010/2011 Leeds City Council will receive £185 million in Government Capital Grants and £34 million Revenue Support Grant.

but i bet it wont get the highest grant .

[tonyXIII]

Another fine, if muddy, cross-country venue!

My old school used the Clough for its x-country runs. Bloody awful it was. When we got a bit older and bolder, we used to nip into the Charlestown for a pint on the way down and join the rest as they were heading back up to school. (Actually, we only did it once - someone grassed us up and we got the rollocking of a lifetime. )

[fieldofclothofgold]

leeds always had the best beer.I dont have to even mention the name.
until the Danes moved in and now almost killed it off .
Next year its going to be brewed in the midlands ,old josh will be turning over in his loiner's grave

[Amber Avenger]

Leeds is one big student residents now!

So is Manchester to be fair - and I say that as someone who moved there permanently after 3 years of student life. Just watch the 2/3 miles around the city centre turn into a ghost town at Easter/Christmas/Summer, especially towards South Manchester.

I know Sev wasn't a fan earlier in the thread, but Didsbury is actually quite nice. Some stuff is a bit pricey, but I'd say it was the best place to live in the city if you are a Young Professional type.

The pubs round there, especially West Didsbury, are a bit pricy I agree. One of the pubs there has the biggest profit in the north or something daft - after getting a round in there the other week it isn't hard to see why.

Edited by Amber Avenger, 01 October 2010 - 03:09 PM.

[Methven Hornet]

My old school used the Clough for its x-country runs. Bloody awful it was. When we got a bit older and bolder, we used to nip into the Charlestown for a pint on the way down and join the rest as they were heading back up to school. (Actually, we only did it once - someone grassed us up and we got the rollocking of a lifetime. )

Aye, but you were a conscript - I was in my 20s and the x-country (Manchester and District XC League - for Middleton Harriers) was my hobby! I spent my leisure time ploughing through the mud!

I still perversely enjoy this sort of stuff some 30 years after, but these days I limit myself to orienteering - you can at least stop and use the excuse that you're consulting your map/compass.

[Severus]

Aye, but you were a conscript - I was in my 20s and the x-country (Manchester and District XC League - for Middleton Harriers) was my hobby! I spent my leisure time ploughing through the mud!

I still perversely enjoy this sort of stuff some 30 years after, but these days I limit myself to orienteering - you can at least stop and use the excuse that you're consulting your map/compass.

There's an annual 8 mile obstacle race through the clough near Prestwich. John M's nephew tried to rope me in to it last year but I poltiely declined.

[Trojan]

leeds always had the best beer.I dont have to even mention the name.
until the Danes moved in and now almost killed it off .
Next year its going to be brewed in the midlands ,old josh will be turning over in his loiner's grave

I'm boycotting Tetleys for this reason. But TBF Holts and Hydes are not only a pleasant drink, but they compare favourably pricewise with much of what's on the market - except Sam Smiths which is pretty good and amazingly cheap.
Boddingtons used to be a nice drop too when it was brewed at the Stangeway's brewery by Boddingtons.
I'm not that chauvinistic about Yorkshire beer - except for Tim Taylors Landlord which IMO is the finest bitter beer brewed in the UK bar none.

[JohnM]

There's an annual 8 mile obstacle race through the clough near Prestwich. John M's nephew tried to rope me in to it last year but I poltiely declined.

Its easy for him - He's 6 ft 6in or so! Has he not roped you into the coast-to-coast?

Of course, being born, bred (!?!?!) and educated ( even more ?!?!?!?) there, I'd go for Manchester any time.

[Severus]

I'm not that chauvinistic about Yorkshire beer - except for Tim Taylors Landlord which IMO is the finest bitter beer brewed in the UK bar none.

I agree. Yorkshire people can do somethings right.

[fieldofclothofgold]

I agree. Yorkshire people can do somethings right.

[fieldofclothofgold]

Manchester is a great city ,but[theres always a but] last year my wifes american cousin came over from the states on business and she commented that what she saw of Manchest purely by passing by through the station on the train from the airport she said it looked "rather unsightly not very attractive".
I told her what she saw from the train window is not a true reflection