Arena is "incredible addition" to Leeds

The offical opening concert at the First Direct Arena has been hailed a great success - and the venue itself described as an "incredible addition" to the city.

Teams of special volunteer city ambassadors were out in force across the city centre to welcome visitors last night. They greeted people arriving at railway and bus stations and other key access points to the city to help direct them to car parks and to the arena.

Taxi marshals were also on hand to point people to nearby ranks and extra staff joined the round-the-clock city centre cleansing teams, who put on extra bins and ensured the area was thoroughly cleared overnight.