Leeds headlines 31 July: Wakefield drink-driver jailed for causing death and injuries

Leeds Headlines 31 July 2023.

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00:00 Three stories in brief and loved ones of a man killed in a horror car crash have

00:05 said the drink driver who caused his death had absolutely ripped their family

00:09 apart. Chelsea Standage from Wakefield has been jailed for eight years and eight

00:13 months for causing the death of Elliot Lem and for causing serious injury to

00:18 two other passengers. Next, a Leeds Housing Association marked its platinum

00:24 anniversary with a celebration at the weekend. The Leeds Jewish Housing

00:28 Association celebrated 70 years of providing social housing and wider

00:32 social welfare provision for the Jewish community in the city. And finally, 46,157

00:40 butterflies were spotted in Yorkshire last summer and Butterfly Conservation

00:44 are calling on more people to take part in the Big Butterfly Count. It's to help

00:48 discover what's happening to butterflies in the region and the count ends on the

00:52 6th of August.