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Ducati Multistrada and Diavel awarded “Motorcycle of Year” in Germany

Motoring
Motorrad magazine hold prestigious ‘Motorrad des Jahres’ in Stuttgart Multistrada and Diavel voted ‘Motorcycle of the Year’ in their respective categories. With 899 and 1199 Panigale Superbikes and Hypermotard, Ducati collect five awards. Ducati took five awards at the annual ‘Motorrad des Jahres’ (Motorcycle of the Year) event in Stuttgart,…

The MT-07 is ready for new riders

Motoring
The new MT-07 has already impressed the world’s press with its blend of light weight, compact dimensions and responsive, 689cc twin cylinder engine. The MT-07 offers a unique blend of performance and handling that will satisfy even the most experienced riders and with a recommended price of £5199 it redefines…

New Porsche Boxster GTS Sprints Into Summer

Motoring
Since the Porsche Boxster first appeared in showrooms nearly 20 years ago, the mid-engined two-seater has established itself as the benchmark roadster. The new Boxster GTS, which is announced today, enhances the driving experience further with an uprated engine and specific chassis tuning, and in the process sets a new…

Mercedes S 63 AMG Coupé

Motoring
The new S 63 AMG Coupé is the latest dream car to augment the Mercedes-AMG model range. Exciting lines underpin this two-door model’s design. Dominance and sensual purity combine to lend the vehicle irresistible presence and effortlessly superior sportiness. Equally impressive is the combination of high driving dynamics, ambitious lightweight…

Asda becomes first retailer to roll out defibs

Health, Healthcare, Local News
BHF partnership to give 18 million customers best chance of survival if cardiac arrest strikes The chance of surviving a cardiac arrest could rise in more than 600 UK communities thanks to a ground breaking partnership between the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Asda. The partnership will see Asda become…

Don’t Make Your Hands Everyone Else’s Business!

Health, Healthcare, Local News
Staff across the Leeds Hospital Trust, which runs both St James’s and the LGI, will be taking time out to talk to patients and visitors about the need for good hand hygiene. Student nurses and apprentice clinical support workers will be teaching people the correct way to wash their hands…

Stammering Support Centre gets the City talking

Health, Healthcare, Local News
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS trust speech and language therapist, Alison McLaughlin, has become the third person in the UK to qualify as an advanced practitioner in fluency disorders. Alison, who works for the Stammering Support Centre in Leeds, successfully completed the one year European Specialisation Fluency Disorders course in the…

Towards a Better Understanding of Mesothelioma (cancer caused by asbestos)

Health
A study day took place on 21st March at the Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds, organised by MESothelioma Support Yorkshire (MESSY) and sponsored by Irwin Mitchell Solicitors. This was a meeting for patients, their relatives, carers, friends and healthcare professionals. Registration and refreshments began at 10.00 am and over 50 people…

Could you be a foster carer?

Local News
There were 91,000 Looked After children (children and young people who are cared for by the Local Authority) in the UK in 2013. Over 60% of these children became Looked After as a result of abuse or neglect suffered within their own homes and their birth families. For the majority…

German Shorthaired Pointer’s Mollie and Fly

Wagging Tales
Our star’s this month are German Shorthaired Pointer’s Mollie and Fly. COAT: Short and flat with a thick undercoat for protection, the German Short-Haired Pointer varies in colours and markings, between solid colours of liver or black, or mixed markings of black and white or liver and white. Quite unusual,…
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