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Turkey - Syria Earthquake Appeal
17th February 2023
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Leeds City Council statement on earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Devastating earthquakes have hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people and reducing buildings to rubble. People need urgent aid to survive. The first deadly earthquake struck while people were inside their homes, asleep in their beds, with no warning signs. Thousands of buildings, including hospitals and schools, have collapsed and infrastructure has been…
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Shany Hagan
17th February 2023
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Artist to the Stars who painting with a difference

Artist from York, who picked up a brush for the first time in 33 years after she had eye surgery, has painted the late HRH Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II using, her favourite non-alcoholic tipple tea. Shany Hagan is a single mum and spends her time painting and donating her art to different charities,…
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Melvyn Sumroy and Pam Boyd receiving their awards from the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire
17th February 2023
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Leeds hospice volunteers recognised with prestigious High Sheriff award

Three Leeds locals who have volunteered at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice for a combined 48 years have been recognised for their work in supporting people receiving palliative care. Pam Boyd, 76, Melvyn Sumroy, 80, and Ann Miller, 73, who have each volunteered for more than 15 years, have been honoured with a special Certificate…
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Katie Whitham : Hannah Dickinson
17th February 2023
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North Leeds Tuneless Choir – all set to have a wail of a time

Awful singers in Leeds and nearby areas will soon have an outlet for their not so smooth voices as a new and unusual choir hits the area. Horsforth resident Katie Whitham has set up North Leeds Tuneless Choir, so she can warble good songs badly with others who can’t hit all the right notes…
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Living Wage Foundation Minimum Wage
17th February 2023
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Leeds City Council commits to real living wage

Leeds City Council has announced that it will pay all staff at least the level of the real living wage and will be increasing its minimum rate of pay to £10.90 per hour with effect from April 1 2023. The increase will bring the minimum full-time salary paid by the local authority up to…
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Leeds United Foundation
10th February 2023
1 min read

SKYDIVE opportunity to support Leeds United Foundation

The Leeds United Foundation will be hosting an exciting and exclusive skydiving challenge on Friday 28th April to raise as much money as they can to support some of our fantastic community programmes. The club’s official charity aims to use the power of football to enhance the lives of people across our region through opportunities…
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Leeds John Charles Centre of Sport
10th February 2023
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Active Leeds introduces low sensory gym sessions

Active Leeds have announced they will be introducing low sensory gym sessions across some of its gyms in Leeds. The sessions are designed to offer a safe and inclusive space for individuals with autism, ADHD and other neurodiverse conditions. Loud music and bright lights can be a trigger for neurodivergent people, making activity in…
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Forward Leeds
10th February 2023
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Senior councillors in Leeds discuss annual Safer Leeds progress report

A report which highlights the positive progress of the council’s Safer Leeds executive has been discussed by senior councillors in Leeds. The council’s executive board considered the annual report, which detailed the positive partnership work happening across Leeds to make the city safer and the good progress which has been made against the council’s…
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Leeds Innovation Arc
10th February 2023
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New funding puts innovators on path to bright business future

Leeds City Council has confirmed new funding for a range of initiatives designed to help aspiring business innovators make their mark on the world. The council’s Innovation@Leeds programme recently launched a scheme offering grants to organisations that are ready, willing and able to provide expert support to grassroots entrepreneurs looking to develop their own…
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Children's Lord Mayor
3rd February 2023
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Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales visits Kirkgate Market

We were delighted to welcome HRH The Princess of Wales to Leeds as she visited Leeds Market as part of the launch of The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood’s ‘Shaping Us’ campaign. Her Royal Highness was in Leeds to launch the campaign – a city that has the ambition to be the best…
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Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair
3rd February 2023
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Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair returns in February to showcase opportunities

Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair returns to the Leeds First Direct Arena on Monday 6th February 2023, showcasing apprenticeship opportunities across the city. The free-to-attend event, running from 2-8pm on Monday 6 February, will feature over 100 exhibitors and employers offering apprenticeship information, advice, and live vacancies. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover more…
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Leeds Valentine's Funfair
3rd February 2023
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Love is in the fair as attraction celebrates 30 years in Leeds

Leeds will be feeling the love once again this February as the hugely-popular Valentine’s Fair returns for its landmark 30th year. Leeds City Council will be teaming up with International Funfairs to bring the UK’s best known Valentine’s Fair back to Leeds City Centre over the half term holidays. Celebrating three decades of operation,…
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Emii Alrai, Coude
3rd February 2023
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Leeds Art Gallery’s new show will be a love letter to art in Leeds

An exciting new cultural showcase will see the remarkable talent and diversity of Leeds’s artists celebrated at the city’s art gallery. Leeds Art Gallery has gathered a stunning selection of contemporary artworks submitted by artists working across different disciplines for the first open exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery in more than a decade, which…
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Leeds Central Library's naval battle
3rd February 2023
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All hands on deck as library’s epic naval battle unfolds

An epic, century-old “Instagram Story” featuring pivotal scenes from a dramatic naval conflict waged by British ships has unfolded during research by librarians in Leeds. The step-by-step, illustrated account, estimated to be more than 50 feet in length, documents every cannon blast and flaming sail from the pivotal battles of Solebay and Texel which…
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