Leeds headlines 6 November: Patchy technology blamed for ‘ghost buses’ in West Yorkshire

Leeds Headlines 6 November 2023.

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00:00 Three stories in brief, and patchy technology and GPS black spots are largely to blame for

00:07 mistakes on digital bus timetables.

00:09 As according to West Yorkshire bus operators who say better infrastructure is required

00:14 to prevent disappearing "ghost" buses.

00:17 Next, a petition to save a former East Leeds library from being sold off has reached over

00:24 1,250 signatures.

00:27 The library's move to the Crossgate shopping centre was meant to be temporary, but the

00:31 council have said they will look at ways to enhance it.

00:37 And finally, an Otley pub which has laid empty for 14 years could get a new lease of life

00:41 as a set of one and two bed flats.

00:44 The Yeoman closed in 2009, and we have new plans to transform the site into seven apartments

00:49 to be considered in the coming months.

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