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Leeds, West Yorkshire: Best and Worst things about Leeds - from football to roadworks
Yorkshire Post
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11/05/2025
We ask locals and tourists oin Leeds the pros and cons of the city.
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What are your best and worst things about Leeds?
00:02
The best things about Leeds is it's easy to get into and out of by train.
00:08
Not so clever to get into and out of by car and the parking is atrocious and the roadways take forever.
00:16
And do you prefer coming in or when you're leaving?
00:19
I like to come into Leeds. It's a very vibrant city. There's plenty to do and see here.
00:23
So yeah, yeah, I like Leeds.
00:25
So Leeds, I've worked in Leeds for quite a few years now.
00:32
What really, really surprised me coming back to the region was the huge amount of regeneration in Leeds City Centre.
00:39
When somebody suggested I walk my dog down the side of the canal, I thought they'd gone mad because I remember it as very, very run down.
00:48
But you go down to the Docklands now, it's fantastic. It's vibrant. There is so much going on.
00:53
The one thing I really don't like and unfortunately we can't do anything about, I live in Huddersfield.
01:00
What a commute. Please, please, can we move Huddersfield and Leeds a bit closer together and make my commute easier?
01:08
What are your best things and worst things about Leeds?
01:11
Well, the best thing was we were here for the homecoming of the team.
01:18
Kevin has been a fan for 56 years, since he was 12 years of age and this is our first time in Leeds.
01:25
And we were here on the square for the homecoming.
01:29
And we were staying in the Queen's Hotel.
01:30
We booked into the Queen's Hotel, which was amazing. The staff were amazing.
01:36
We can't think of a bad thing.
01:37
And why are you a Leeds fan?
01:39
Well, when I was a child, 12 years of age, I watched Leeds United beating Sheffield Wednesday 7-0.
01:47
And as a boy at that age, I just was, eyes were popping into my head.
01:52
And all I said, oh, that is some team. That's my team.
01:56
And so is it a bit of a dream come true?
01:59
Yes, and to be here, to see the actual team with the club, it was just amazing.
02:04
And why the Queen's Hotel?
02:07
Well, my wife...
02:08
Well, actually, I checked the route that the homecoming was going to be on.
02:14
And I read on the council route that there was going to be, you know, a good view and a good standpoint here.
02:23
I would suffer from my back. So I knew I was going to be close.
02:26
So Kevin went out into the crowd.
02:28
I was able to sit in the foyer of a part hotel and watch from there.
02:32
And Kevin was able to go out into the crowd.
02:35
Perfect compromise.
02:38
He came for the football. I came for the posh hotel.
02:42
And you've come all the way from Northern Ireland?
02:44
Northern Ireland, yes. We're just waiting on the bus now to go back to the airport.
02:48
Fabulous. And dare I tell you now, I'm a Sheffield Wednesday fan.
02:56
Sorry for your trouble.
02:57
Yeah, sorry for your loss.
02:59
What would you say are the best and worst things about Leeds?
03:05
Well, the worst thing at the moment is all this that's going on at the train station.
03:08
It's a nightmare. I can't even find out how to get in there.
03:12
How do I have the things I like to leave?
03:14
Everything else is alright.
03:16
It's just alright.
03:17
Yes, that's okay.
03:36
Why do you want to leave?
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