Channel 4’s move to Leeds was meant to be a “game changer”. Has it worked out that way?
‘It just seems to me the worst kind of TV window dressing’
Daniel Timms
Daniel is the editor of The Exchange, where he's always on the lookout for interesting or unusual stories that don't get picked up elsewhere. He was recently shortlisted for Private Eye's Paul Foot award.
Featured Stories
Yes we tram?
As the mass transit psychodrama rolls on, the chancellor says one thing, but her civil servants say another
A London lawyer bought an ugly strip of land. Then the threatening letters began
“It was horrid, absolutely horrid. We felt a lot of pressure, which I think is his tactic.”
Latest Stories
Channel 4’s move to Leeds was meant to be a “game changer”. Has it worked out that way?
‘It just seems to me the worst kind of TV window dressing’
Members
Members
Free
Yes we tram?
As the mass transit psychodrama rolls on, the chancellor says one thing, but her civil servants say another
Members
Members
Free
Panic! At the council
The Exchange is live! Plus: is Leeds neglecting its independent beer scene?
Members
Members
Free
A London lawyer bought an ugly strip of land. Then the threatening letters began
“It was horrid, absolutely horrid. We felt a lot of pressure, which I think is his tactic.”
Members
Members
Free
We did it!
In just under a month, 500 of you have voted for quality local journalism
Members
Members
Free
Leeds is betting big on new bike lanes. Will people use them?
“I think it’s a lovely thing, I just wish it was a bit more cared for”
Members
Members
Free
“Champion newspapers” and the stories waiting to be told
Plus: we're almost halfway there
Members
Members
Free
Closing the gap
We asked 1,008 people in West Yorkshire two simple questions. Their answers tell us a lot
Members
Members
Free
An incredible start
We’re already almost a quarter of the way to launching a new newspaper
Members
Members
Free
The case for a new newspaper in Leeds
West Yorkshire has a glorious journalism history. Help us to open a new chapter
Members
Members
Free