River Aire
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Length | 148 km |
|---|---|
| Source | Malham Tarn |
| Mouth | River Ouse, Yorkshire |
| District | Craven |
| Cities | Leeds |
| Bridges | Ireland Bridge |
| Leeds Bridge | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1123539 |
About River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 148 kilometres in length. The Handbook for Leeds and Airedale notes that the distance from Malham to Howden is 58 miles direct, but the river's meanderings extend that to 90 miles. Between Malham Tarn and Airmyn, the river drops 400 metres.
Leeds city centre buildings evacuated over crane safety fears
... The crane was one of two around a half-built tower block between the road and the River Aire...
David Oluwale: Blue bridge plaque stolen hours after unveiling
... Last month, The David Oluwale Bridge was installed over the River Aire in what the city council said was a Who was David Oluwale? David Oluwale migrated from Nigeria in August 1949, hiding on a cargo ship destined for Hull...
Storm Franklin: Homes in Yorkshire evacuated as storm causes floods
... Several bridges over the River Aire have been closed amid fears for people s safety after a large pontoon broke free from its moorings, police said...
East Yorkshire floods is worsening as residents of homes evacuated
... high water on East Cowick as the fields in the area, keep to outshine large quantities of water from the River Aire, began...
David Oluwale: Blue bridge plaque stolen hours after unveiling
A blue plaque unveiled to commemorate a British-Nigerian man who drowned after being harassed by police in Leeds has been Stolen Hours after being unveiled.
The plaque, remembering David Oluwale, was, near to The Spot where he entered the water in 1969.
Later on Monday, the David Oluwale Memorial Association said it had been prised off The Wall and taken.
West Yorkshire Police have been contacted for comment.
Association co-founder Dr Emily Zobel Marshall said she was " devastated" by the theft of the Leeds Civic Trust plaque.
Dr Zobel Marshall said she believed it was a targeted attack, after a " spate of racist graffiti" appeared at the Civic Trust 's offices and on The Bridge .
" Leeds has changed for the better, but this is a clear mark that Leeds hasn't changed enough, " Dr Zobel Marshall said.
" In some ways, it strengthens our dedication to try and make Leeds a better place. "
" What is so sad is that it was such an uplifting event and brought in such an intergenerational, diverse crowd, and it is a blow but it doesn't stop us in our tracks, " Dr Zobel Marshall said.
The plaque would be replaced, she added.
Last month, The David Oluwale Bridge was installed over the River Aire in what The City council said was a
Who was David Oluwale?David Oluwale migrated from Nigeria in August 1949, hiding on a Cargo Ship destined for Hull.
He spent his final two years homeless in Leeds City Centre , routinely mentally and physically abused by two police officers.
In the Early Hours of 18 April 1969, he was chased onto a bridge over the River Aire , and his body was found in the water Two Weeks later.
Two officers were later jailed for a series of assaults, but justice and civil rights campaigners said their trial presented a deliberately negative portrait of Mr Oluwale as a " social nuisance".
Source of news: bbc.com
