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Archaeologists in Leeds have uncovered Georgian foundations and track remains at the local train station, which opened 190 years ago. The excavations have revealed pieces of the track, a workshop, and other artifacts. The discoveries may be displayed in Leeds Industrial Museum. Women in Leeds enjoy attending Girls Who Walk events for the sense of community and the opportunity to meet new friends. The coordinator of the Youth Project Leeds highlights the impact of violence on the community. A consultation is underway to introduce tram lines in West Yorkshire, connecting various areas and providing reliable transport options. The proposed tram lines are subject to public opinion and may be implemented by 2025. Small businesses in Leeds are concerned about the cost of living crisis and are supported by the local community. Sustainable Fashion Week in Farsley focuses on reworking old clothes to avoid landfill and pollution. The importance of repairing and reusing clothes is emphasized. Vol Good afternoon, it's 3.30, I'm Lara Gowen and this is Leeds Tax Rodeo News. Archaeologists working at the local train station in Leeds, which opened 190 years ago this week, have uncovered a long buried Georgian foundations and track remains. Oliver Jackson has more. Opening in 1834, the station was the central point of the Leeds-Selby line. It remained in use as a functioning station until 1958. The results of the excavation have been unveiled over the last few days, with various pieces of the track, the remains of a workshop and a variety of other pieces being unearthed. It's hoped that the discoveries will be displayed in Leeds Industrial Museum. 97% of women believe that just by being a woman, their personal safety is seriously affected. Lara Gowen went down to Leeds Dock to find out why women enjoy attending Girls Who Walk. My favourite thing about the walk is seeing people come out of their shells, even just in the course of one walk. My favourite thing about doing Girls Who Walk, Leeds, is the community that we fill. I came to Leeds not knowing anyone, and now I've got some really good friends. Molly Cook spoke to Jodie Poole, coordinator of the Youth Project Leeds. Some of the young people that we're working with, we had a large blot here that was stabbed and killed. So it's not always just about the person that gets stabbed and killed, it's the impact on the community as well. You have less than a week to have your say on the future of trams in Leeds. The aim is to make West Yorkshire a more connected place to Leeds. Abigail Johnson has more. Welcome to Super Tram. This is the yellow route service to Holbeck. Trams are being proposed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in their wider aim to create a better mass transit system. The aim is to bring the areas of Bradford, Colcordale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield together with reliable transport options. Tom Locke, bus policy manager, is one of the people in charge of this consultation. I think this plan is one about recognising time moves on. Our last plan was in 2017. A lot has changed since then. With Covid, people's travel patterns are changing. We often think we need to deal with a climate emergency. But I think it's fundamental to this plan. The idea of an integrated transport system for everything coming together is one. And I think our new plans for mass transit in West Yorkshire are really a key part of that. The proposed tram lines go from Bradford to Leeds with various different routes in discussion. They are currently under Phase 1 of their plan, in which they want to introduce what the people of West Yorkshire think. So, what do they think? It's not a sensible form of transport because it's been piped up with big car kind of things over time. You could do stuff like having no car on the line. I would definitely take this on. If it was run similar to what's happened in other countries, at the same time that has, I think it would be good for people to get to Leeds, I think, and then obviously it would be good for the environment. If it is cheaper than the bus or any other public transport. After the consultation has been completed next week, they will revisit the plans and hope to put them in place in 2025. Over one in five small businesses are concerned about the surviving cost of living crisis. Local businesses teamed up with Leeds Indy Market, which took place on September 21st, to promote their work. Here's what they had to say about being a small business in a fluctuant economy. The cost of living crisis has definitely affected us. It's been really difficult over these past few years, especially with price increases on literally everything. Consumers in these days, it's bad. It's really important to support the small business community. I think that it's a really big part of the local economy. The Sustainable Fashion Week, hosted at the Scrap Project in Farsley, has been showing the public what to do with clothes that have come to an end of their life. Jacob Grettage has more. Harriet Wadsworth, a senior lecturer of fashion at Leeds Beckett University, ran an event called Creating Old from New. She said that averting clothes from going to landfill was the main reason for taking part. I can't stress enough how much of a problem it is. Whole countries are being destroyed by the landfill even, so much as job losses, economy losses, pollution of water. One of Harriet's students, Zach Green, said that reworking his end of life clothes saved him money and gave him a new look. A lot of the time, it can be a great way of finding material that you really want at a more affordable price, and being able to revitalise your wardrobe rather than having a rotating wardrobe where you get new things for every trend. You just revitalise what you have and make it something fresh to you and to others. The founder of The Scrap Project stressed the importance of keeping fashion out of landfill and repairing our clothes. Definitely, I mean today we've got one, two, three, four, six people in that are menders and upcyclers and that's what they do. So by bringing people like that in that are experienced in that, we can bring people in that have got no skills at all. There are over 500 townships in South Africa, with many of them being in Port Elizabeth. A township is commonly known as an undeveloped urban area, separated from life as we know it. Sophie Nicholson travelled to South Africa with West Yorkshire Volunteers, reports on the townships in Port Elizabeth. In South Africa, Milena from Leeds explores the current divide between rich and poor in the townships of Port Elizabeth. The reason I went was because I think sports and education are such powerful tools for children. Unfortunately, it's not accessible to everyone, so I wanted to be part of the change and be a sort of helping hand to boost their language and their physical education. The townships in Port Elizabeth are a great example of that. I wanted to be part of the change and be a sort of helping hand to boost their language and their physical education. The townships and the schools are very different compared to back home where I live in Leeds, and you can see that there's a major lack of funding across the housing and the schools. Warmer Township is the largest township in Port Elizabeth, which situates over 70,000 people, most living with no running water, electric or comprehensive education. Here, Zanin Vrula shares his experience. I'm from Warmer Township. I come from a background that is also very poor. My parents were both illiterate. They had no any form of education. But for me, I'm very proud that I emerged from that situation and have become what I am today. The charity that Milena volunteers for, United Through Sport, is designed to protect people like Zanin Vrula. The lead coordinator of the programme, Kate James, explains. The International Volunteers were really, really important to us, and the whole organisation basically started through volunteering. So our founder basically came out to our private care and realised there were gaps in literacy reading within teaching schools. There was a massive gap in terms of sport coaching, sport development, and there was no key on the curriculum. But then, yeah, it just sort of built from there, and he allowed the whole organisation to grow. So now we're at a point where we have hundreds of International Volunteers come from all over the world. It's nearly October and the cricket season has just finished. Red ball and a dark sky is dangerous for league players as the cricket ball is very hard and can cause serious injuries. The kick-off will need to change to ensure the safety of the players. Club captain, Gero Morgan, says. September, we need to be starting earlier to ensure that we're getting, well, we're able to get a full game, if possible, of 100 overs in. The cricket season will resume next April with potential changes to the league timings and structure. BTEC Radio News. It's 39 minutes past three. I've been Lara Doan. And I've been Daisy Short. Bye! Bye!