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Kristian Johnson

Meet the Yorkshire Spider-Man swinging by pubs to enforce the 10pm curfew

It appears as though Spider-Man has taken a break from fighting crime to enforce the new lockdown laws in Leeds.

With Leeds now in Tier 2, pubs, bars and restaurants must shut their doors by 10pm - and your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man has been doing the rounds in Otley.

The superhero was spotted at Whitakers on Saturday night - much to the amusement of staff and customers.

In a post on Facebook, landlady Monica McKnight said: "We had a surprise visit to make sure we were sticking to government guidelines and were shut.

"Thankfully we were and we had a nice chat with the gentleman who will be making more surprise visits over the coming weeks.

'Spiderman' visits Whitakers in Otley (Monica McKnight)

"We managed to grab a picture, so if you do see this man around town he’s just doing his job. He is a superhero after all!

"Stay vigilant guys & girls and remember - with great drinking, comes great hangovers!

"From your friendly neighbourhood pub!"

Monica has since told LeedsLive that the hilarious stunt was performed by a customer who often dresses up as Spider-Man across Yorkshire and is a big hit with locals.

She said "He was one of our customers on Saturday and he went outside and just came back in dressed as Spider-Man!

"He does a lot for charity around the area and he's a great guy. Everyone loved it and it just made everyone smile, which is especially important at the moment!

"We've had loads of customers coming in since asking where he is."

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