Holbeck. Official Red Light District of Leeds.

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baldoldfatbloke
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Re: Holbeck. Official Red Light District of Leeds.

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hyperioncantlogin wrote:How about having the beer pop and crisp night at pete lorimer's pub. Then you could kill two birds with one stone .Opps only joking.I'll get my Burberry.

Bloody bad taste in my opinion. I bet the girl who was whacked with a rock in Beeston and the family of the poor woman who was murdered the other week are rolling around laughing.

iggypopfan
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Re: Holbeck. Official Red Light District of Leeds.

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I live in leeds...originally scottish with a strong edinburgh accent...much to my bewilderment and slight amusement...I have had men approach me in both the market area and a couple of times while shopping in harehills lane...asking how much I charge!!!!....I'm a petite five foot zero 49 year old punk/goth female.....not your average working lady........luckily..being brought up in leith ((of trainspotting fame))which is edinburgh port....I learned two words at a young age....clue-One of the words is "off"(insert own expletive for the first)and my partner is 6ft6 and scary looking

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tilly
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Re: Holbeck. Official Red Light District of Leeds.

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Welcome to Secret Leeds iggypopfan.
No matter were i end my days im an Hunslet lad with Hunslet ways.

baldoldfatbloke
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Re: Holbeck. Official Red Light District of Leeds.

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Presumably they didn't solicit you when your scary 6'6" partner was with you.....unless he looks like a pimp!

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Re: Holbeck. Official Red Light District of Leeds.

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Looks like its here to stay

LEEDS’ legalised red light zone will be allowed to continue following a review by authorities, and despite the murder of a sex worker there, it was announced today 29 July 2016

The Holbeck scheme – thought to be a first in the country – allows street sex workers to operate in a designated area during certain hours without fear of arrest.

Yesterday the executive board of Safer Leeds, which meets in private, talked through the review findings and agreed the scheme should continue in an amended form.

The Safer Leeds spokesman said: “Having lessened the problems experienced in residential areas and during the day, and to build on the significant improvement in the confidence of sex workers to report crimes and work with agencies and support services, attention will be focussed on providing increased support to vulnerable sex workers with complex needs, particularly addictions, to exit this work.

“Alongside this, targeted enforcement tactics will seek to tackle the number of people coming to the area because of the sex trade.”
Is this the end of the story ...or the beginning of a legend?

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