Samuel Port

Samuel Port I am a local news journalist for Leeds Live and Yorkshire Live.

Harehills 'stronger together' a week on after horrifying riot consumed the Leeds suburb
26/07/2024

Harehills 'stronger together' a week on after horrifying riot consumed the Leeds suburb

Residents have spoken of the impact the riots had on their community

Doug got in touch in a bid to lift the 'stigma' of PTSD
18/07/2024

Doug got in touch in a bid to lift the 'stigma' of PTSD

Doug Young is haunted by visions of the dead, voices screaming beneath piles of rubble and the guilt of losing a young comrade in his care

Locals on the coast have branded their home a 'dying seaside town' in need of more tourism
28/06/2024

Locals on the coast have branded their home a 'dying seaside town' in need of more tourism

Life in one Yorkshire's most violent neighbourhoods where 'if you pick on someone, they won’t back down'
24/06/2024

Life in one Yorkshire's most violent neighbourhoods where 'if you pick on someone, they won’t back down'

The neighbourhood is one of the most deprived residential areas in the country

'I transformed the roughest pub in East Yorkshire - there's one rule everyone has to follow'
19/06/2024

'I transformed the roughest pub in East Yorkshire - there's one rule everyone has to follow'

Chris Bailey opened up about turning the 'rough' pub's fortunes around after punters caused mayhem in the boozer

Watch as Yorkshire drug dealer squeals for his mum after police chase
18/06/2024

Watch as Yorkshire drug dealer squeals for his mum after police chase

Drug dealer Ryan Nisbet squealed for his mum while being handcuffed

Locals in the 'forgotten' town have accepted the derisive nickname with a sense of apathy
15/06/2024

Locals in the 'forgotten' town have accepted the derisive nickname with a sense of apathy

Residents in the 'forgotten' town of Goole have accepted the derisive nickname with a sense of apathy

Leeds Ugly Mugs Café up for sale as owner 'gets the hump' over card payments
02/06/2024

Leeds Ugly Mugs Café up for sale as owner 'gets the hump' over card payments

Owner Jason Cunningham has got 'the hump' after having to fork out money to the banks over card payments

Week of searching ends in tragedy as man's body pulled from River Aire
30/05/2024

Week of searching ends in tragedy as man's body pulled from River Aire

A man's body has been found in the River Aire

Idyllic Yorkshire village pub takes drastic measures to avoid 'abusive, rowdy' pub crawl
26/05/2024

Idyllic Yorkshire village pub takes drastic measures to avoid 'abusive, rowdy' pub crawl

A famous 'rowdy' pub crawl is no longer welcome in a tiny and tranquil Yorkshire village

Leeds pub shut down after 'landlord seriously assaulted underage drinker'
24/05/2024

Leeds pub shut down after 'landlord seriously assaulted underage drinker'

The Pax Inn, in Thorp Arch, was suddenly shut down after the landlord was arrested

Ex-slave 'who drank a litre of vodka a day' sets up food bank in front of his house in Leeds - and people love it
25/01/2024

Ex-slave 'who drank a litre of vodka a day' sets up food bank in front of his house in Leeds - and people love it

Ruban says Leeds has brought 'happiness into his heart' but users of his food bank say he is the one making the world a better place

Cold, alone and miserable: Getting through a skint Christmas in Leeds
25/12/2023

Cold, alone and miserable: Getting through a skint Christmas in Leeds

Some cannot afford presents or heating this year

Yorkshire gran speaks out after thug stamped on her face in terrifying pub braw
05/12/2023

Yorkshire gran speaks out after thug stamped on her face in terrifying pub braw

Lyndsey Gothard has relived the moments she was thrown to the ground and the man stood on her face

Lupton Street residents 'terrified' as shots fired at home in Leeds street where 'nothing ever happens'
27/11/2023

Lupton Street residents 'terrified' as shots fired at home in Leeds street where 'nothing ever happens'

A police cordon is in place in Hunslet as an operation continues

Leeds one-star café boss says safety booklet 'stolen' days before hygiene inspection
17/11/2023

Leeds one-star café boss says safety booklet 'stolen' days before hygiene inspection

The 'angry' boss has spoken of his 'anger and upset' after 'all the papers' were taken from his premises at Cafe Rain

I visited the four corners of Yorkshire and discovered one glaring problem
04/11/2023

I visited the four corners of Yorkshire and discovered one glaring problem

Reporter Samuel Port visited the villages in the most northern, southern, eastern and western areas of God's Own Country

'My son got arrested in 'le***an nana pepper spray' standoff with cops'
25/10/2023

'My son got arrested in 'le***an nana pepper spray' standoff with cops'

A man who says his son was caught up in the chaos has called for the officer using the spray to be sacked

'Nightmare' in posh Yorkshire village facing five months of roadworks
08/10/2023

'Nightmare' in posh Yorkshire village facing five months of roadworks

Harthill locals, fearing for their livelihoods, have fumed that the electrical works have already had a 'massive impact' on pubs and shops

Two Leeds men killed on same night pictured for first time as man charged with double murder
03/10/2023

Two Leeds men killed on same night pictured for first time as man charged with double murder

Housemates Abdullah Mirzada and Khaja Raisoddin Mohammed were both killed

Scared' Leeds locals speak out after 'terrible' double murder on 'quiet street'
02/10/2023

Scared' Leeds locals speak out after 'terrible' double murder on 'quiet street'

They've opened about their worried children and arriving home to find police surrounding their homes in Harehills

John Pickard slammed implications Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe victim Wilma McCann was a pr******te
28/09/2023

John Pickard slammed implications Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe victim Wilma McCann was a pr******te

John Pickard has slammed implications Peter Sutcliffe victim Wilma McCann was a pr******te

'Our Leeds pub is a family and a man called Philip Schofield even pops in'
20/09/2023

'Our Leeds pub is a family and a man called Philip Schofield even pops in'

Landlords Andy and Shaz of The Acorn don't take any nonsense and have been determined to create a friendly environment

Leeds residents 'scared' after teenager beaten to death in street
28/08/2023

Leeds residents 'scared' after teenager beaten to death in street

Francis Street residents have said the area is 'deeply troubled with crime' as a murder investigation has been launched

Leeds murder investigation launched after 19-year-old beaten to death by masked balaclava gang
26/08/2023

Leeds murder investigation launched after 19-year-old beaten to death by masked balaclava gang

Francis Street in Chapeltown has been taped off, as have numerous side streets

'Gang warfare' as Leeds area terrorised by children as young as ten
24/08/2023

'Gang warfare' as Leeds area terrorised by children as young as ten

Locals have spoken out about the horrors of East End Park

Inside Leeds' smallest shop at just 4m long and 2m wide
19/08/2023

Inside Leeds' smallest shop at just 4m long and 2m wide

Adrian Glithro did not like the size of his jewellers on The Headrow at first - but now would not move anywhere else

'I manage a dive bar in Leeds regulars love so much they end up working here'
19/08/2023

'I manage a dive bar in Leeds regulars love so much they end up working here'

Ex-senior paralegal Jack Ward runs Howl, which caters to heavy metal fans, bikers, goths and punks

Mum of autistic Leeds girl speaks out after 'le***an nana' police row
11/08/2023

Mum of autistic Leeds girl speaks out after 'le***an nana' police row

The Leeds mum spoke about her daughter's treatment after she was taken home by police

"It's my body"
11/08/2023

"It's my body"

Loyal customer Julie Turner was overjoyed after getting a tattoo dedicated to Malcolm Michaels Quality Butchers - but says some people's reactions have not been kind

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