Yorkshire Evening Post

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 3:06 pm

SuddenElite wrote: Well chaps, end of an era is being planned. Johnston Press are hoping to sell the YP building. Yes, its a hole to work in but I'm still sentimentally attached to the old place.I just hope beyond hope beyond hope that JP keep the YP / YEP in Leeds City Centre, not some soulless industrial estate.Anyway, source:http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2012/ ... -jp-plans/ If they do sell I hope the building gets demolished. It is one of the biggest eyesores in Leeds

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 3:47 pm

Sorry to hear the YP might be on the move. It was a good place to work compared with Albion Street. It wasn't perfect but it was no rabbit warren like the aforementioned. The MD's overnight accom. was palatial with gold (coloured) fittings on the shower etc., just a bit of trivia. It could be a spooky place at night, though I never came across anything untoward. There was talk at the time that it had an extra floor in order to run a local radio station from the building - it never came to anything.

simong · Post by **simong** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 6:02 pm

Just got a press release - the papers are moving to No1 Leeds on Whitehall Street, as are some staff from the Wakefield Express: http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshir ... ion=54011I don't think there's much of a surprise that Johnston Press wanted to get rid of the office. I just hope they remember to do something with the blue letterbox!

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 9:17 pm

Isn't the YEP building listed? If it isn't we should start a campaign.It's one of the few remaining examples of brutalist architecture and should be preserved for future generations. Goodness knows it's preferable to yet another 12 storey chrome and glass office block.

Optimod · Post by **Optimod** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 9:21 pm

Johnny39 wrote: There was talk at the time that it had an extra floor in order to run a local radio station from the building - it never came to anything. Interesting, do you know what time frame this was? I do know the Yorkshire Post was part of a consortium that applied for the local radio franchise for Leeds. They lost out to the West Yorkshire Broadcasting Company Ltd that eventually launched under the name of Radio Aire.Around the year 2000 an RSL (restricted service radio license) was broadcast from the Yorkshire Post building as part of a bid for the 2nd Yorkshire regional radio licence. That licence was awarded to Real Radio in 2001.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 9:46 pm

Optimod wrote: Johnny39 wrote: There was talk at the time that it had an extra floor in order to run a local radio station from the building - it never came to anything. Interesting, do you know what time frame this was? I do know the Yorkshire Post was part of a consortium that applied for the local radio franchise for Leeds. They lost out to the West Yorkshire Broadcasting Company Ltd that eventually launched under the name of Radio Aire.Around the year 2000 an RSL (restricted service radio license) was broadcast from the Yorkshire Post building as part of a bid for the 2nd Yorkshire regional radio licence. That licence was awarded to Real Radio in 2001. Real Radio was part of the same group as the YEP for a time - possibly Guardian Media Group, before the YP side of things was sold off to JP.

Optimod · Post by **Optimod** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 10:05 pm

raveydavey wrote: Optimod wrote: Johnny39 wrote: There was talk at the time that it had an extra floor in order to run a local radio station from the building - it never came to anything. Interesting, do you know what time frame this was? I do know the Yorkshire Post was part of a consortium that applied for the local radio franchise for Leeds. They lost out to the West Yorkshire Broadcasting Company Ltd that eventually launched under the name of Radio Aire.Around the year 2000 an RSL (restricted service radio license) was broadcast from the Yorkshire Post building as part of a bid for the 2nd Yorkshire regional radio licence. That licence was awarded to Real Radio in 2001. Real Radio was part of the same group as the YEP for a time - possibly Guardian Media Group, before the YP side of things was sold off to JP. Real Radio was indeed owned by the Guardian Media Group (up until about a month ago in fact). They are now owned by the Global Radio group. I wasn't aware that the YEP was ever owned by the Guardian Media Group.There must be quite an archive in that building in Wellington Street. I wonder if it will all got tossed into a skip when they leave?

SuddenElite · Post by **SuddenElite** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 10:18 pm

The YEP / YP has never been owned by Guardian Media. Prior to Johnston Press it was Regional Independent Media (RIM). I have absolutely no idea what any radio station that may or may not have been based at the same building was though. I've worked in that building years and never heard of such a thing. That's not to say it didn't / doesn't exsist though.I really hope the press release above about them moving into another city centre property is true though.

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 10:31 pm

Optimod wrote: Johnny39 wrote: There was talk at the time that it had an extra floor in order to run a local radio station from the building - it never came to anything. Interesting, do you know what time frame this was? I do know the Yorkshire Post was part of a consortium that applied for the local radio franchise for Leeds. They lost out to the West Yorkshire Broadcasting Company Ltd that eventually launched under the name of Radio Aire.Around the year 2000 an RSL (restricted service radio license) was broadcast from the Yorkshire Post building as part of a bid for the 2nd Yorkshire regional radio licence. That licence was awarded to Real Radio in 2001. We went into the building when it first opened round about '71/'72 when it first opened. We knew about the empty floor from moving in and though nothing was ever written in stone it was a rumour from that time. I left in '79 so it was all lost to me and most of the lads I worked with, by 2000, had all retired or been made redundant so I heard nothing more on the subject. When I worked there it was part of the United Newspapers Group, previously Yorkshire Conservative Newspapers. So in summary, radio was only ever a rumour to us.

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 10:31 pm

Optimod wrote: Johnny39 wrote: There was talk at the time that it had an extra floor in order to run a local radio station from the building - it never came to anything. Interesting, do you know what time frame this was? I do know the Yorkshire Post was part of a consortium that applied for the local radio franchise for Leeds. They lost out to the West Yorkshire Broadcasting Company Ltd that eventually launched under the name of Radio Aire.Around the year 2000 an RSL (restricted service radio license) was broadcast from the Yorkshire Post building as part of a bid for the 2nd Yorkshire regional radio licence. That licence was awarded to Real Radio in 2001. We went into the building when it first opened round about '71/'72 when it first opened. We knew about the empty floor from moving in and though nothing was ever written in stone it was a rumour from that time. I left in '79 so it was all lost to me and most of the lads I worked with, by 2000, had all retired or been made redundant so I heard nothing more on the subject. When I worked there it was part of the United Newspapers Group, previously Yorkshire Conservative Newspapers. So in summary, radio was only ever a rumour to us.