Leeds headlines 27 July: Stanningley Bypass maintenance works underway until August 21

Leeds Headlines 27 July 2023.

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00:00 Three stories in brief, and there's now a partial closure of the Stanningley Bypass

00:05 and some of the access and slip roads, with local diversions in place until Monday the

00:09 21st of August. The annual maintenance works will likely see increased travel times.

00:16 Next, a man who caused injuries after glassing a peacekeeper during a pub brawl in Rothwell

00:22 has been jailed. Alex Holloway from Middleton was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence,

00:27 180 hours of unpaid work, a restraining order preventing access to the Hare and Hounds pub,

00:34 and told to pay £2,500 in compensation.

00:38 And finally, the team behind a popular barbecue business delivering smoked meat to the doorsteps

00:43 of Leeds has been shortlisted in the Uber Eats Restaurants of the Year awards. Farsley

00:48 Fire and Smoke Barbecue are among eight other businesses in their category.

00:52 Thank you.

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