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.
It's Thursday and that can mean only one thing; a new blog is up. This week we discuss a boozy night out with librarians, ISBN numbers, spelling mistakes, brawls, books, lists and much much more.
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Librarians, Drinks and a Reading List
I was out for a few celebratory drinks with a bunch of librarians the other week …This is not the start of a Bob Monkhouse monologue, it’s true as we celebrated winning the Sporting Heritage award …
footballfanzineculture.blog
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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In pretty well every issue throughout its history Leeds Other Paper included a blurb about its reason for existing, along with an invitation to get involved. The wording changed now and then but the message remained more or less the same. This one is from LOP number 20, dated Sept 1975.
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Coming up on Monday in Leeds...
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Coming up on Monday in Leeds...
Coming up on Monday in Leeds...
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Coming up on Monday in Leeds...
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Just spotted this interesting piece about LOP on the @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social blog, written by Lane Osborne
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Leeds Other Paper and alternative voices in local journalism
Lane Osborne, LAW Collections Assistant, writes: Leeds Other Paper, later known as Northern Star in 1991, was a local alternative newspaper that ran from 1974-1994. It was formed by a group of anar…
leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
When #punk came to Leeds, LOP responded by producing a page in the style of a fanzine. Sort of. This is from issue number 53 in April 1977. Not sure all the readers knew what was going on.
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Just spotted this interesting piece about LOP on the @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social blog, written by Lane Osborne
leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/l...
leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/l...
Leeds Other Paper and alternative voices in local journalism
Lane Osborne, LAW Collections Assistant, writes: Leeds Other Paper, later known as Northern Star in 1991, was a local alternative newspaper that ran from 1974-1994. It was formed by a group of anar…
leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In pretty well every issue throughout its history Leeds Other Paper included a blurb about its reason for existing, along with an invitation to get involved. The wording changed now and then but the message remained more or less the same. This one is from LOP number 20, dated Sept 1975.
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Anyone wanting to find out more about the history of LOP might like to know that the Ford Maguire Society have a talk on the subject at the Swarthmore in Leeds on Mon 8 Dec at 7.30pm.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Anyone wanting to find out more about the history of LOP might like to know that the Ford Maguire Society have a talk on the subject at the Swarthmore in Leeds on Mon 8 Dec at 7.30pm.
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Here are two pre-publication dummies of what eventually entered the world as Leeds Other Paper. Who would have thought it would go on to survive 20 years, eh?
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Here are two pre-publication dummies of what eventually entered the world as Leeds Other Paper. Who would have thought it would go on to survive 20 years, eh?
Here are two pre-publication dummies of what eventually entered the world as Leeds Other Paper. Who would have thought it would go on to survive 20 years, eh?
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Here are two pre-publication dummies of what eventually entered the world as Leeds Other Paper. Who would have thought it would go on to survive 20 years, eh?
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One year ago today I had the whim to start this little Bluesky account to keep alive memories of #LeedsOtherPaper - thanks to everyone who has since followed, shared, replied, re-posted and added your own stories. Please keep 'em coming. And tell your mates that the northern star still shines...
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.
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
One year ago today I had the whim to start this little Bluesky account to keep alive memories of #LeedsOtherPaper - thanks to everyone who has since followed, shared, replied, re-posted and added your own stories. Please keep 'em coming. And tell your mates that the northern star still shines...
One year ago today I had the whim to start this little Bluesky account to keep alive memories of #LeedsOtherPaper - thanks to everyone who has since followed, shared, replied, re-posted and added your own stories. Please keep 'em coming. And tell your mates that the northern star still shines...
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.
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
One year ago today I had the whim to start this little Bluesky account to keep alive memories of #LeedsOtherPaper - thanks to everyone who has since followed, shared, replied, re-posted and added your own stories. Please keep 'em coming. And tell your mates that the northern star still shines...
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The analogue world agrees - #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
Women angry at male violence - as reported in Leeds Other Paper, 45 years ago this month.
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The analogue world agrees - #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
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The NUJ sends a message of solidarity to women and girls worldwide who experience violence in any of its many forms, including digitally. There is #NoExcuse for online abuse.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/int...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/int...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2025
The NUJ sends a message of solidarity to women and girls worldwide who experience violence in any of its many forms.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The NUJ sends a message of solidarity to women and girls worldwide who experience violence in any of its many forms, including digitally. There is #NoExcuse for online abuse.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/int...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/int...
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The story of Leeds Other Paper - two weeks from today ⬇️
Mon 8 Dec - a date for the diary for anyone interested in hearing more about #LeedsOtherPaper, courtesy of the Ford Maguire Society.
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The story of Leeds Other Paper - two weeks from today ⬇️
The story of Leeds Other Paper - two weeks from today ⬇️
Mon 8 Dec - a date for the diary for anyone interested in hearing more about #LeedsOtherPaper, courtesy of the Ford Maguire Society.
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The story of Leeds Other Paper - two weeks from today ⬇️
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Fascinating stuff here from @peoplespapers.bsky.social about the alternative local press around Manchester - so many similarities with what was happening in Leeds and elsewhere during the 1970s and 1980s. Well worth a watch for anyone wanting to know more (despite some suitably wobbly camerawork).
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Fascinating stuff here from @peoplespapers.bsky.social about the alternative local press around Manchester - so many similarities with what was happening in Leeds and elsewhere during the 1970s and 1980s. Well worth a watch for anyone wanting to know more (despite some suitably wobbly camerawork).
Fascinating stuff here from @peoplespapers.bsky.social about the alternative local press around Manchester - so many similarities with what was happening in Leeds and elsewhere during the 1970s and 1980s. Well worth a watch for anyone wanting to know more (despite some suitably wobbly camerawork).
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Fascinating stuff here from @peoplespapers.bsky.social about the alternative local press around Manchester - so many similarities with what was happening in Leeds and elsewhere during the 1970s and 1980s. Well worth a watch for anyone wanting to know more (despite some suitably wobbly camerawork).
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Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KZ...
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KZ...
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Thanks again to everyone who contributed to a rich & lively discussion at our event "The People's Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester."
The recording is now up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KZ...
Special thanks to cohosts @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @mcrhistories.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social !
The recording is now up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KZ...
Special thanks to cohosts @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @mcrhistories.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social !
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Thanks again to everyone who contributed to a rich & lively discussion at our event "The People's Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester."
The recording is now up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KZ...
Special thanks to cohosts @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @mcrhistories.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social !
The recording is now up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KZ...
Special thanks to cohosts @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @mcrhistories.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social !
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It's good to see some old LOPs being used in 2025 'to chat, collage, and collectively process the month's news and what we can do to fight back'.
www.tickettailor.com/events/thech...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thech...
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's good to see some old LOPs being used in 2025 'to chat, collage, and collectively process the month's news and what we can do to fight back'.
www.tickettailor.com/events/thech...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thech...
It's good to see some old LOPs being used in 2025 'to chat, collage, and collectively process the month's news and what we can do to fight back'.
www.tickettailor.com/events/thech...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thech...
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's good to see some old LOPs being used in 2025 'to chat, collage, and collectively process the month's news and what we can do to fight back'.
www.tickettailor.com/events/thech...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thech...
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FYI, @evawuk.bsky.social and @evawintl.org
Women angry at male violence - as reported in Leeds Other Paper, 45 years ago this month.
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
FYI, @evawuk.bsky.social and @evawintl.org
FYI, @evawuk.bsky.social and @evawintl.org
Women angry at male violence - as reported in Leeds Other Paper, 45 years ago this month.
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
FYI, @evawuk.bsky.social and @evawintl.org