Taken from the Press Association: “The organisers of the Carling Leeds festival, which has been marred in previous years by disorder, have revealed a new package of security measures aimed at ending the violence. Trouble has flared on the final night of the Carling Leeds Festival for the last three years. When the event was held last summer a mob set toilet blocks on fire at the end of the three-day festival at Temple Newsam, Leeds, causing £250,000 damage. This year the festival has been moved to nearby Bramham Park, a 17th century estate more used to hosting horse trials. The new security measures include non-combustible toilets, and improved lighting and campsite facilities. Campfires have been banned. Around 700 security staff will be on duty over the weekend, with 400 working on the Sunday night – double the number on duty last year. Organisers say traffic congestion will also be kept to a minimum in the nearby villages of Bramham and Thorner with cars able to access the estate from three newly-created vehicle access points off the A64.”
