All four O2-owned stores in Leeds will become National Digital Inclusion Hubs – offering free O2 data, texts and calls via the National Databank to people who need it this Christmas. Virgin Media O2 is helping more people in need across Leeds access free mobile data this Christmas by rolling out the National Databank…
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Treasured favourites from the stunning Leeds Art Gallery collection are being unwrapped for a unique new ‘Art Advent’ this month. Members of the gallery’s team have selected their best-loved artworks and will be sharing their personal stories of why they love each one, with a different piece set to be unveiled each day throughout…
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Help us make a huge difference to children living with congenital heart disease (CHD) this Christmas. We support hearts for life. We work to ensure that people born with congenital heart disease, a heart condition that develops in the womb, have the best health outcomes and quality of life, throughout their lives. We raise…
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Santa’s Grotto is, once again, making the trip to St Johns Shopping Centre this year and bringing joy, laughter, and festive magic to the heart of the city this Christmas season. St John’s will host Santa’s Grotto from 11am – 4pm on Saturday 25th November and Saturday 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd December. This…
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Ice Cube at Christmas returns this festive season to Millennium Square, Victoria Gardens and Cookridge Street from Friday 24 November until Sunday 31 December 2023. The popular Ice Cube at Christmas will once again be bringing some winter magic to Millennium Square, Victoria Gardens and Cookridge Street this festive season. Taking place from November…
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Leeds Credit Union is a not for profit credit union, offering its members access to savings, affordable loans and budgeting services. Financial services provider Leeds Credit Union has begun 2023 by launching a new initiative to help its members consolidate their debts and lower their monthly outgoings. By making £1 million available to its…
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Local health experts have issued guidance on how best to protect yourself and your loved ones over the festive period, to make sure everyone can enjoy Christmas and stay well. Leeds City Council’s public health team has issued some helpful hints on how to stay safe and avoid putting yourself or others (particularly the…
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Schools across Leeds have been making the most of the Christmas season to kick-start their fundraising for Leeds Bear Hunt, an exciting public art event which will take place in Summer 2023 and raise money for Leeds Children’s Hospital. Leeds Bear Hunt will see Leeds Hospitals Charity team up with art trail experts Wild…
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Will you give children with cancer the magical Christmas they deserve? For over 45 years, your kind support has brought hope to families affected by childhood cancer by ensuring they didn’t face a difficult Christmas alone. Because of you, we could provide those families with the emotional, practical and financial support they needed to…
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Visitors to Leeds Central Library can take a spellbinding step into an enchanting storybook world this Christmas thanks to a series of immersive live performances. From December 10, the library’s atmospheric Room 700 will be the setting for Libellule Theatre’s magical production of The Storymaker’s Apprentice. Aimed at children aged three to eight, and…
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Help us make a huge difference to children living with congenital heart disease (CHD) this Christmas. We support hearts for life. We work to ensure that people born with congenital heart disease, a heart condition that develops in the womb, have the best health outcomes and quality of life, throughout their lives. From January…
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St Johns has taken the decision to help families beat the cost of living crisis this Christmas by putting on a Grotto where children can meet Santa for free. During the pandemic, St Johns supported Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Although fundraising was very difficult we were luckily enough to house YAA and offer them the…
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With the festive season upon us, the streets and surrounding areas of Leeds are set to come alive for the busiest time of the year. Christmas is a season that Leeds celebrates like no other city, with spectacular shows, festive food, and drink, decked out historic houses, cosy tipis, ice-skating and so much more!…
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Skate expectations as Leeds gets ready for a cool Christmas. The hugely popular Ice Cube@Christmas outdoor skating rink will be back on Millennium Square next month, headlining a host for Christmas family fun in Leeds. Taking over Millennium Square for the second year from November 25, with a string of attractions and stalls also…
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Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of Jesus Christ and we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The history of Christmas dates back to thousand years. The first recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336AD in the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (he was…
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Leeds City Council is serving up a timely financial boost that aims to help market traders cope with the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. A 15 per cent rent discount will be in place for all indoor and outdoor traders at Leeds City Market for the first three months of 2022. The reduction will…
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Each gift card will raise money to support children and adults with congenital heart disease, and their families across our region. The most wonderful time of the year is almost upon us again and Children’s Heart Surgery Fund need your help this festive season to ensure we can keep being there for our heart…
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Leeds City Council has announced its plans for £7.1million of funding from the government’s one-off Household Support Fund. The money enables councils to help vulnerable residents with the cost of food, fuel and essential items over the winter months and it must be spent by March 2022. The council has confirmed that £2.6m of its…
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Enter our Christmas Raffle now and you can help us be there for children and families facing childhood cancer this Christmas as well as giving the gift of hope with our investment into childhood cancer research for a brighter future. For most of us Christmas is referred to as “the most wonderful time of…
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Skaters in Leeds will be taking to the ice this Christmas when Millennium Square hosts the city’s coolest attraction over the festive season. For the very first time, the hugely popular Ice Cube will be on the square in the lead up to Christmas along with a programme of seasonal family fun and a…
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