Leeds - Actual Capital of the North?

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

Sheffield is the 4th largest city in England behind London, Birmingham & Manchester

No- behind London, Birmingham & Leeds.

Manchester City Council's population is much smaller.

'Bigger' means in population size, not area.

Come to that, the City of London is tiny- on both counts.

[dutch 68]

No- behind London, Birmingham & Leeds.

Manchester City Council's population is much smaller.

'Bigger' means in population size, not area.

Come to that, the City of London is tiny- on both counts.

 

It is not the size in area or population that matters.

A city needs to grow up to improve on the national ladder.

[stormvixen 10]

Oh here we go again! Arla Foods, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Battle Tanks, Blackburn Aircraft, Swordfish Torpedo Aircraft (we sank the Bismark!), Lancaster Bombers, Bastion Defence systems (of Camp Bastion fame!)Greens Road Rollers, Hunslet Engine Company, John Fowler Locomotives, Matthew Murray Steam Engine locomotive engineer, Kitson Locomotives, Yorkshire Copper Works, Optaire Buses, Joseph Priestley, Tetleys, Melbourne, Burtons Tailors, Hepworth Tailors, Next, Leeds Building Society, Leeds Holbeck Building Society, First Direct Bank, Yorkshire Penny Bank, Waddingtons Games (Monopoly, Cluedo etc.), Premier Farnell, Jet 2, Temple Newsam, Harewood House, Roundhay Park, Golden Acre Park. Plenty of trees thanks, and the Yorkshire Dales as our back garden.

 

Give it a rest we are all Yorkshire!!

 

sorry, but your first one is wrong... Most definitely a scandiwegian enterprise.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arla_Foods

[Leeds Loiner 10]

sorry, but your first one is wrong... Most definitely a scandiwegian enterprise.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arla_Foods

 

Parts of it yes Lurpak etc. but they are very merger/takeover astute. So astute in fact they realised that Leeds was the place to be for their UK HQ.

 

http://www.arlafoods.co.uk/about-us/company/arla-in-the-uk/

[TORONTONY 10]

sorry, but your first one is wrong... Most definitely a scandiwegian enterprise.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arla_Foods

 

Lancaster bombers were made in Canada and delivered by women pilots during WW2 This is in response to stormvixen.

[myriad 10]

Isn't that only because the definition/border of Manchester city is fairly small.

 

Whereas really it's a huge sprawling place thats grown into other villages/towns in the surrounding area.

 

Correct. For a discussion like this to have any meaningful context Manchester should be considered as the area governed by Manchester City Council which is far bigger than Leeds in area, population and economic terms.

Edited December 10, 2015 by myriad

[Leeds Loiner 10]

Lancaster bombers were made in Canada and delivered by women pilots during WW2 This is in response to stormvixen.

 

Sorry they were made all over but in Yorkshire they were made at the secret Avro Factory in Yeadon. Where the airport is.

 

http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/yorkshire/yorkshire-history/avro-aircraft-factory-leeds/

[Markstevo 10]

Sorry they were made all over but in Yorkshire they were made at the secret Avro Factory in Yeadon. Where the airport is.

 

http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/yorkshire/yorkshire-history/avro-aircraft-factory-leeds/

 

Do they come in a box with a tube of glue?

[Leeds Loiner 10]

Do they come in a box with a tube of glue?

 

I'm not sure what to think about that, its either you have no internet, can't read or are just plain disrespectful of people who helped win the 2nd World War some of whom are still alive. It wasn't you who peed on the War Memorial down there was it?

[Dubaidani13 10]

not read the whole thread but going out for a full days shopping tomorrow, eating and drinking til late as leeds has far better shops bars and restaurants and has a far more cosmopolitan atmosphere , sorry sheffield you just dont cut it!! my money spent elsewhere

[Cyclone 10]

not read the whole thread but going out for a full days shopping tomorrow, eating and drinking til late as leeds has far better shops bars and restaurants and has a far more cosmopolitan atmosphere , sorry sheffield you just dont cut it!! my money spent elsewhere

 

Feel free to stay there, nobody is making you live in Sheffield.

[Dubaidani13 10]

Feel free to stay there, nobody is making you live in Sheffield.

 

awwww:rolleyes: youre too kind,i didnt say i didnt like Sheffield, i just said the facilities , shopping and nightlife is far better in Leeds and sheffield doesnt cut it as the council has no idea how to attract retail investment.