Leeds headlines 13 October: Leeds car park parking charges plans resurrected

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00:00 Three stories in brief and plans to bring in car parking charges at Golden Acre Park

00:05 and Otley's Shevin Forest Park have been resurrected. It comes eight months after the

00:10 Council abandoned plans to bring in charges at around 30 parks following a backlash. The

00:15 consultations for each site are now open online until the 5th of November.

00:20 Next, 10-year-old Mohamed Hussain from Island Wood Primary School has been announced as

00:24 the new Children's Mayor of Leeds. He'll be the 20th Children's Mayor after spending

00:29 the summer campaigning in an election that saw a record 11,000 young people cast their

00:34 vote.

00:36 And finally, an OAP pizza parlor boss has showed off his immense chopping skills after

00:41 becoming a red belt in karate at the age of 75. George Sirius from Giorgio's Ristorante

00:47 Italiano in Headingley is encouraging more people to take up the pursuit.

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