Campaign in bid to free Leeds pub from grip of Tesco

A last ditch attempt has been made to save an iconic Victorian pub from being turned into a supermarket.


The Queen, in Burley Road, Leeds, has been the subject of four planning applications to turn it into a Tesco.

But Coun Penny Ewens (Lib Dem, Hyde Park and Woodhouse) wants Leeds City Council to consider turning the building into a community-owned premises.

She said: “The pub’s become a bit scruffy in recent years but it’s been part of the fabric of the community for a very long time.

“There’s a big danger that the Tesco will take away trade from the high street in Woodsley Road, which has had refurbishment work done recently.”

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