Leeds headlines 23 August: Council fined £1500 after girl misses school

Leeds Headlines 23 August 2023.

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00:00 3. Stories in brief, and Leeds City Council has been ordered to pay £1,500 in compensation

00:07 to the mum of a young girl after she went 18 months without education. The council has

00:12 admitted it is struggling to keep pace with demand for education, health and care plans,

00:17 which authorities are legally obliged to draw up for children with special needs.

00:21 2. Plans to breathe new life into an old South Leeds church, which has been empty for more

00:27 than a decade, have been put forward again. The Easton Methodist Church could be converted

00:31 into a community support centre with seven residential flats.

00:35 3. A new golf simulator, where players can enjoy a virtual round at some of the world's

00:41 most famous courses, is set to open on Oxford Street in Guiseley in September. The venue

00:46 has been granted an alcohol licence this week, but the 16-person capacity bar will only be

00:51 open to those who have booked a session.

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