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NEW SUZUKI V-STROM 250

Motoring
Suzuki has confirmed pricing for the hotly-anticipated V-Strom 250, with the newest addition to Suzuki’s adventure range coming with a launch RRP of £4,599 when it arrives in dealerships in October. The V-Strom 250 boasts Suzuki’s frugal-yet-punchy 248cc parallel twin engine, delivering 23.4Nm of torque at 6,500rpm, with peak power…

Leeds Hockey Club, Ready For This Season

Other Sports, Sport
−−− BY DAVE TAYLOR −−− Leeds Hockey Club, based at Sports Park Weetwood are all ready for this season 2017/18. They experienced an historic event at the end of the 2016/17 season, when their Men’s first XI achieved promotion into National League Conference North. The team led by former junior…

Bowled Over By New Hut

Other Sports, Sport
−−− BY LINZI DAVIES −−− The members of Potternewton Park Bowling Club recently celebrated the opening of their brand-new hut, following a long and cold 12 months with no amenities. In September of last year, the hut that had been there for many years was broken into and burnt down…

CELEBRATING 200 YEARS OF THE BICYCLE

Special Features
−−−−− BY LINZI DAVIES −−−−− We all take bicycles for granted these days. Most of us remember that exciting Christmas morning or birthday when we were greeted with a bike, rushing to get dressed and out in the street on it. Perhaps you even remember your stabilisers coming off, mum…

PARTY LIKE ITS 2018 (OR 1982)

Features, On Yer Bike With Richard
July and August always represent a period of change in the bike trade, as all of our major suppliers discontinue their existing ranges and launch new ones. We are now receiving deliveries of 2018 model bikes and accessories. Everyone in the trade assumes this is normal and can prepare in…

One Man Went To Mow, Went To Mow A ….

Local News
Leeds Urban Community Orchard! Poldark’s Aidan Turner’s scything made headline news when he appeared shirtless wielding a scythe last summer. Now thanks to community orchard champions, Helping Britain Blossom, Leeds residents have had a chance to try out the traditional agricultural skill, which is undergoing a revival. Helping Britain Blossom,…

CITY PARKS AND GREEN SPACES GREEN FLAG AWARD

Local News
Seven sites across Leeds have hit the heights and been given an internationally recognised green award. Celebrating the very best green spaces across the United Kingdom, Otley Chevin, Pudsey Park, Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Roundhay Park, Temple Newsam estate and Middleton Park have once again been honoured with Green…
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