Remember LOP
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Posting random bits & bobs here to help keep alive the memory of Leeds Other Paper (1974-1994), possibly the greatest little newspaper in the world. This account is maintained, after a fashion, by @writerlytone.bsky.social
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Remember LOP
@rememberlop.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Half a century has passed since the birth of Leeds Other Paper, an alternative local newspaper that uncovered many of the city’s less told stories. LOP lasted from 1974 to 1994, during which time it reported on social, political, economic and cultural life in Leeds from an alternative perspective.
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Come up next week! Online archival workshop on "the Black Radical Press in 1970s Britain" organized in collaboration with the @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social and @irrnews.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-w...
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Come up next week! Online archival workshop on "the Black Radical Press in 1970s Britain" organized in collaboration with the @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social and @irrnews.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-w...
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It's Thursday and that can mean only one thing; a new blog is up. With another racist breaking cover this week we take time to reflect on how fanzines fought the fascists and how we all still need to.
footballfanzineculture.blog/2026/02/12/k...
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Kick It Out
Jim Ratcliffe, a tax dodger living in Monaco who doesn’t speak the language, is the latest in a long line of people in high profile roles who have outed themselves in the most horrific manner with …
footballfanzineculture.blog
February 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
It's Thursday and that can mean only one thing; a new blog is up. With another racist breaking cover this week we take time to reflect on how fanzines fought the fascists and how we all still need to.
footballfanzineculture.blog/2026/02/12/k...
footballfanzineculture.blog/2026/02/12/k...
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It's good to see @nujleeds.bsky.social join Bluesky - to mark the occasion, here's a pic of the old Leeds NUJ branch banner alongside the lesser spotted Leeds Other Paper one, from a picket outside YPN HQ on Wellington Street back in the day. #HeartUnions
February 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
It's good to see @nujleeds.bsky.social join Bluesky - to mark the occasion, here's a pic of the old Leeds NUJ branch banner alongside the lesser spotted Leeds Other Paper one, from a picket outside YPN HQ on Wellington Street back in the day. #HeartUnions
It's good to see @nujleeds.bsky.social join Bluesky - to mark the occasion, here's a pic of the old Leeds NUJ branch banner alongside the lesser spotted Leeds Other Paper one, from a picket outside YPN HQ on Wellington Street back in the day. #HeartUnions
February 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
It's good to see @nujleeds.bsky.social join Bluesky - to mark the occasion, here's a pic of the old Leeds NUJ branch banner alongside the lesser spotted Leeds Other Paper one, from a picket outside YPN HQ on Wellington Street back in the day. #HeartUnions
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Who knew that Leeds Other Paper had a Jersey correspondent? I think this was their first and last appearance, on the occasion of the National Union of Mineworkers taking its 1979 annual conference to the coalfields of the, er, Channel Islands. Yorkshire delegates were not best pleased.
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Who knew that Leeds Other Paper had a Jersey correspondent? I think this was their first and last appearance, on the occasion of the National Union of Mineworkers taking its 1979 annual conference to the coalfields of the, er, Channel Islands. Yorkshire delegates were not best pleased.
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We've been enjoying seeing some of the ways in which @rememberlop.bsky.social overlaps with our collections!
The National Union of Mineworkers archive covers the Jersey jaunt, including three files kept by Arthur Scargill, then Yorkshire Area President ( mrc-describe.epexio.com/search/all:r... )
The National Union of Mineworkers archive covers the Jersey jaunt, including three files kept by Arthur Scargill, then Yorkshire Area President ( mrc-describe.epexio.com/search/all:r... )
Who knew that Leeds Other Paper had a Jersey correspondent? I think this was their first and last appearance, on the occasion of the National Union of Mineworkers taking its 1979 annual conference to the coalfields of the, er, Channel Islands. Yorkshire delegates were not best pleased.
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
We've been enjoying seeing some of the ways in which @rememberlop.bsky.social overlaps with our collections!
The National Union of Mineworkers archive covers the Jersey jaunt, including three files kept by Arthur Scargill, then Yorkshire Area President ( mrc-describe.epexio.com/search/all:r... )
The National Union of Mineworkers archive covers the Jersey jaunt, including three files kept by Arthur Scargill, then Yorkshire Area President ( mrc-describe.epexio.com/search/all:r... )
Who knew that Leeds Other Paper had a Jersey correspondent? I think this was their first and last appearance, on the occasion of the National Union of Mineworkers taking its 1979 annual conference to the coalfields of the, er, Channel Islands. Yorkshire delegates were not best pleased.
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Who knew that Leeds Other Paper had a Jersey correspondent? I think this was their first and last appearance, on the occasion of the National Union of Mineworkers taking its 1979 annual conference to the coalfields of the, er, Channel Islands. Yorkshire delegates were not best pleased.
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Tony's Alternative Journalism, Alternative Voices is the tremendous story, disguised for academia, of how, once upon a time, Leeds Other Paper did proper local journalism - glued together, printed in a garage, sold initially in pubs. The almanac can but look back in awe.
A bridge too far? It's good to see this old LOP 'exclusive' given a new lease of life in the splendid Yorkshire Almanac 2026, courtesy of @organgrinder.bsky.social.
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Tony's Alternative Journalism, Alternative Voices is the tremendous story, disguised for academia, of how, once upon a time, Leeds Other Paper did proper local journalism - glued together, printed in a garage, sold initially in pubs. The almanac can but look back in awe.
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Absolutely. The fabulous LOP was mentioned at Tony's funeral.
February 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Absolutely. The fabulous LOP was mentioned at Tony's funeral.
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Among many other things, Tony was also a contributor to Leeds Other Paper. Sad to hear he's no longer with us - never forgotten, though.
Today was the funeral of Tony Grogan. Mutual aid organiser, maths educator (Gingerbread), astronomer, investigative journalist, artist, writer, walking route creator, occasional rumba dancer, and one of the founders of the 1 in 12 Club.
Rest in power Tony.
Rest in power Tony.
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Among many other things, Tony was also a contributor to Leeds Other Paper. Sad to hear he's no longer with us - never forgotten, though.
Among many other things, Tony was also a contributor to Leeds Other Paper. Sad to hear he's no longer with us - never forgotten, though.
Today was the funeral of Tony Grogan. Mutual aid organiser, maths educator (Gingerbread), astronomer, investigative journalist, artist, writer, walking route creator, occasional rumba dancer, and one of the founders of the 1 in 12 Club.
Rest in power Tony.
Rest in power Tony.
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Among many other things, Tony was also a contributor to Leeds Other Paper. Sad to hear he's no longer with us - never forgotten, though.
A bridge too far? It's good to see this old LOP 'exclusive' given a new lease of life in the splendid Yorkshire Almanac 2026, courtesy of @organgrinder.bsky.social.
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
A bridge too far? It's good to see this old LOP 'exclusive' given a new lease of life in the splendid Yorkshire Almanac 2026, courtesy of @organgrinder.bsky.social.
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JANUARY 1994 #LeedsOtherPaper (having morphed into "Northern Star") committed harakiri on the 14th.with its final issue. #RugbyLeague raconteur #TheManInTheStand (in his match preview mode) penned this remarkable match PROPHECY FORETOLD.
@rememberlop.bsky.social
@rememberlop.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
JANUARY 1994 #LeedsOtherPaper (having morphed into "Northern Star") committed harakiri on the 14th.with its final issue. #RugbyLeague raconteur #TheManInTheStand (in his match preview mode) penned this remarkable match PROPHECY FORETOLD.
@rememberlop.bsky.social
@rememberlop.bsky.social
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‘Not Just a Building’ celebrates the history of Bradford’s 1 in 12 Club
A NEW PUBLICATION celebrates the history, creativity, resilience and DIY determination of Bradford's celebrated 1 in 12 Club. Drawing material from more than fifty interviews with organisers, artists and visitors, Not Just a…
A NEW PUBLICATION celebrates the history, creativity, resilience and DIY determination of Bradford's celebrated 1 in 12 Club. Drawing material from more than fifty interviews with organisers, artists and visitors, Not Just a…
‘Not Just a Building’ celebrates the history of Bradford’s 1 in 12 Club
A NEW PUBLICATION celebrates the history, creativity, resilience and DIY determination of Bradford's celebrated 1 in 12 Club. Drawing material from more than fifty interviews with organisers, artists and visitors, Not Just a Building - at the 1 in 12 also brings together photographs, posters, flyers and ephemera to celebrate "collective memory and the care, curiosity, and commitment of all who contributed."
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January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
‘Not Just a Building’ celebrates the history of Bradford’s 1 in 12 Club
A NEW PUBLICATION celebrates the history, creativity, resilience and DIY determination of Bradford's celebrated 1 in 12 Club. Drawing material from more than fifty interviews with organisers, artists and visitors, Not Just a…
A NEW PUBLICATION celebrates the history, creativity, resilience and DIY determination of Bradford's celebrated 1 in 12 Club. Drawing material from more than fifty interviews with organisers, artists and visitors, Not Just a…
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Save the date! Join us for an online archival workshop with @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social and @irrnews.bsky.social to explore the materials and histories of Black activist publishing in the UK from the 1970s: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-w...
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Save the date! Join us for an online archival workshop with @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social and @irrnews.bsky.social to explore the materials and histories of Black activist publishing in the UK from the 1970s: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-w...
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I can't walk through that particular bit of Leeds now without seeing Leeds Other Paper's Meanwood suspension bridge - had to go in the Yorkshire Almanac. They did so much other good stuff too - unimaginable now.
Pleased to report that an old story from Leeds Other Paper makes an appearance in this Yorkshire Almanac from the @organgrinder.bsky.social, as featured here on the @leedslibraries.bsky.social blog.
#LeedsHistory
#LeedsHistory
The Making of the Yorkshire Almanac 2026, Sheep Flavour: read all about it over at the Leeds Libraries blog secretlibraryleeds.net/2026/01/29/t...
January 30, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I can't walk through that particular bit of Leeds now without seeing Leeds Other Paper's Meanwood suspension bridge - had to go in the Yorkshire Almanac. They did so much other good stuff too - unimaginable now.
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Pleased to report that an old story from Leeds Other Paper makes an appearance in this Yorkshire Almanac from the @organgrinder.bsky.social, as featured here on the @leedslibraries.bsky.social blog.
#LeedsHistory
#LeedsHistory
The Making of the Yorkshire Almanac 2026, Sheep Flavour: read all about it over at the Leeds Libraries blog secretlibraryleeds.net/2026/01/29/t...
The Making of the Yorkshire Almanac 2026, Sheep Flavour
This week on the Secret Library Leeds, Leeds’s Singing Organ-Grinder tells how moving to Yorkshire five years ago inspired him to compile a day-by-day historical anthology. One sunny day in spring …
secretlibraryleeds.net
January 30, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Pleased to report that an old story from Leeds Other Paper makes an appearance in this Yorkshire Almanac from the @organgrinder.bsky.social, as featured here on the @leedslibraries.bsky.social blog.
#LeedsHistory
#LeedsHistory
Pleased to report that an old story from Leeds Other Paper makes an appearance in this Yorkshire Almanac from the @organgrinder.bsky.social, as featured here on the @leedslibraries.bsky.social blog.
#LeedsHistory
#LeedsHistory
The Making of the Yorkshire Almanac 2026, Sheep Flavour: read all about it over at the Leeds Libraries blog secretlibraryleeds.net/2026/01/29/t...
The Making of the Yorkshire Almanac 2026, Sheep Flavour
This week on the Secret Library Leeds, Leeds’s Singing Organ-Grinder tells how moving to Yorkshire five years ago inspired him to compile a day-by-day historical anthology. One sunny day in spring …
secretlibraryleeds.net
January 30, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Pleased to report that an old story from Leeds Other Paper makes an appearance in this Yorkshire Almanac from the @organgrinder.bsky.social, as featured here on the @leedslibraries.bsky.social blog.
#LeedsHistory
#LeedsHistory
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Leeds in Your Lunch Hour Lectures 2026!
🦉 Lecture 4 - A City Transformed 1965-2025’: Leeds Civic Trust and 60 Years of Change in Leeds
👉 Wednesday 25 February, 13:00-13:45. Leeds Minster
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🦉 Lecture 4 - A City Transformed 1965-2025’: Leeds Civic Trust and 60 Years of Change in Leeds
👉 Wednesday 25 February, 13:00-13:45. Leeds Minster
🔗 zurl.co/WavUG
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Leeds in Your Lunch Hour Lectures 2026!
🦉 Lecture 4 - A City Transformed 1965-2025’: Leeds Civic Trust and 60 Years of Change in Leeds
👉 Wednesday 25 February, 13:00-13:45. Leeds Minster
🔗 zurl.co/WavUG
🦉 Lecture 4 - A City Transformed 1965-2025’: Leeds Civic Trust and 60 Years of Change in Leeds
👉 Wednesday 25 February, 13:00-13:45. Leeds Minster
🔗 zurl.co/WavUG
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Not so much local news reporting going on these days, unless you are lucky enough to live somewhere covered by the likes of @thebristolcable.bsky.social, @liverpoolpost.bsky.social, @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social...
Support your local independent news outlet - you'll miss it when it's gone.
Support your local independent news outlet - you'll miss it when it's gone.
January 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Not so much local news reporting going on these days, unless you are lucky enough to live somewhere covered by the likes of @thebristolcable.bsky.social, @liverpoolpost.bsky.social, @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social...
Support your local independent news outlet - you'll miss it when it's gone.
Support your local independent news outlet - you'll miss it when it's gone.
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Love @nowthenmag.bsky.social and this thoughtful callout for contributors, storytellers, is perfectly pitched
#Sheffield #Independent #journalism
nowthenmagazine.com/write-for-us
#Sheffield #Independent #journalism
nowthenmagazine.com/write-for-us
Write for Now Then
Now Then is dedicated to exploring exciting new ideas to make Sheffield and the wider world a better place – and our door is always open.
nowthenmagazine.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Love @nowthenmag.bsky.social and this thoughtful callout for contributors, storytellers, is perfectly pitched
#Sheffield #Independent #journalism
nowthenmagazine.com/write-for-us
#Sheffield #Independent #journalism
nowthenmagazine.com/write-for-us
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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'The Phlegm Cut Challenge Cup...'
ON THIS DAY :JANUARY 15 1989
#LeedsOtherPaper #RugbyLeague raconteur #TheManInTheStand was at the Slough of Despond. Compare & contrast with the Yorkshire Post contemporaneous match report!!
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#LeedsOtherPaper #RugbyLeague raconteur #TheManInTheStand was at the Slough of Despond. Compare & contrast with the Yorkshire Post contemporaneous match report!!
@rememberlop.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
'The Phlegm Cut Challenge Cup...'