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Lord Mayor of Leeds’ Charity Appeal
14th April 2023
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Lord Mayor’s ‘Just One Day’ charity appeal returns for 2023

The Lord Mayor of Leeds’ charity appeal ‘Just One Day’ event is returning on 19 May, with everyone in the city encouraged to get involved. The ‘Just One Day’ event, which is in its sixth year, aims to raise money for Leeds causes, with people spending a particularly eventful day or any amount of…
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Simon On the Streets
11th November 2022
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£26,000 raised as 100 bed down on Leeds street for charity sleep-out

More than 100 people have taken to the streets of Leeds to sleep out for a local homelessness charity, helping to raise over £26,000. Sponsored by British online homeware retailer, DUSK, West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets held its annual sleep out event, ‘Simon’s Big Sleep Out’ at Leeds Civic Hall. The…
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New Leeds Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
27th May 2022
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New Leeds Lord Mayor for 2022/23 officially announced

Councillor Robert W Gettings MBE JP has been announced as the new Lord Mayor of Leeds for 2022/23. He was handed the chains at the council’s Annual General Meeting, taking over from Councillor Asghar Khan. Councillor Gettings is the 128th Lord Mayor of Leeds and he will be accompanied during his time in office…
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