Yorkshire Evening Post (YEP) Article 31st Jan '08

[jonleeds]

Hey!According to the YEP the interest in secret Leeds is gaining momentum, what with the BBC's old Hidden Leeds websites comments and various other media interest articles its going to get so that secret Leeds isnt going to be so 'secret' anymore! Thanks to Phil et al for their contributions.Johnny

[munki]

Oo, I missed this article! You mean, they are actually writing about us without me asking them to write about us?Has anyone got a scan or a copy of the article that they could send to me?

[Phill_d]

It was about the L.H.E.S munki... a woman from the paper had seen my stuff & asked if they could use some pics & words from my collection. Well you've 2 options here. You say no & they still do the story but you get made to look like idiots or you say yes & ask for it to be wrote in a good way putting you in a good light. Overall it was pretty good coverage so no complaints from me. There's a scan of some of it herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/    

[skippy]

hi phill what a good right up it was too i thought i was seeing things its about time the paper printed a lot more of what you do nobody knows of the danger what you go through keep up the good work !!!!

[Phill_d]

Cheers Skippy.. well it was a tough one to call mate.. They'd seen my stuff & got in touch with me.. Well if you say no they can't use your stuff as i've seen before they can still run the story & basically you can be made to look not very good, so if you say yes ok then... but can you do a good write up putting us in a positive way without a negative slant i think you have more chance of benefiting from it. Your damned if you don't & damned if you do. Overall though i'm pretty pleased with it. She did say they'd like to do more stuff like this so we'll wait & see. I think The Harrogate tunnel & air raid shelter is going to be in the Harrogate paper later next week as they've seen it too!!

[Brandy]

Phill_d wrote: Cheers Skippy.. well it was a tough one to call mate.. They'd seen my stuff & got in touch with me.. Well if you say no they can't use your stuff as i've seen before they can still run the story & basically you can be made to look not very good, so if you say yes ok then... but can you do a good write up putting us in a positive way without a negative slant i think you have more chance of benefiting from it. Your damned if you don't & damned if you do. Overall though i'm pretty pleased with it. She did say they'd like to do more stuff like this so we'll wait & see. I think The Harrogate tunnel & air raid shelter is going to be in the Harrogate paper later next week as they've seen it too!! congrats on the write-up phill i didnt think it would be long before the hacks got a grip on the excellent job you and the lads have been doingi must admit that whole library job when sam cleaned the mural nearly brought a tear to my eye he only looks a young un and to see him scrubbing a floor clean like that while lads of his age are normally getting all the bad press-well enough said and well done to you all mateps/ your right about the reporters if youd have KB'd em they would have said something on the line of"no one from the L.H.E.S was available to comment" then made you all look like a bunch of new age squatters or summet LOL good call on your be-half mate!        

[Phill_d]

your a good un brandy!! Cheers

[buffaloskinner]

munki wrote: Oo, I missed this article! You mean, they are actually writing about us without me asking them to write about us?Has anyone got a scan or a copy of the article that they could send to me? There you go Munkihttp://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leeds/Hi ... 3649955.jp

[Rich87]

Hey phill how you doing? Just wondered if you was photographing the old baths on york road tonight? As i was driving past earlier tonight (friday) i saw some guy takin shots of it with a tripod

[Phill_d]

Hi Rich.. No it wasn't me mate!! No doubt i'll come across the pics some where.