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LEEDS (leeds)
City
of north-central England
Common
clues:
City on the Aire; British textile center; It's on the Aire; West
Yorkshire city; English university city
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
once a year
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in English language:
2068 / 86800
News:
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Leeds Loves Shopping launch
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The
Parachute Men – Leeds Station
Leeds
is a major city on the River Aire and the urban core of the City
of Leeds metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
According
to the 2001 UK census the Leeds Urban Area had a population of
443,247 while the metropolitan borough had a population of
715,404 and is one of England's core cities.
Leeds
was recently voted Britain's Best City for Business by Omis
Research. It is also regarded as the fastest growing city in the
UK and has a diverse economy with the service sector now
dominating over the city's manufacturing industries. Leeds is the
largest financial centre outside the capital. New tertiary
industries such as retail, call centres, offices and media have
contributed to a high rate of economic growth since the early
1990s. Nearly 100,000 people work in financial and business
services - about a quarter of the workforce. The strength of the
economy is also indicated by the low unemployment rate.
Recently
Leeds has received accolades in the field of tourism; including
being voted by Conde Nast Traveller magazine Readers' Awards as
the "UK's favourite city" and "Visitor City of the
Year" by The Good Britain Guide. Leeds has excellent
transport links with the rest of Yorkshire and the UK. Leeds
Bradford International Airport has flights connecting to Europe,
and the rest of the world via London Heathrow Airport, Paris
Charles de Gaulle Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Leeds
Bradford International Airport is part of the Star Alliance.
Leeds station is very modern and has regular trains to the rest
of Yorkshire and the UK. Leeds also has excellent road links via
the A1, M1, M62 and M621 motorway. Leeds also has a large modern
bus station served by National Express and local bus services. It
is also possible to travel to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge by ferry
from Hull, only an hour away.
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